Madagascar vs Somalia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Madagascar
150.66 current US$ per person
in 2023
Somalia
218.98 current US$ per person
in 2023
Madagascar rank
192nd
Somalia rank
189th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 218.98 current US$ per person against 150.66 current US$ per person in Madagascar, a difference of 68.32 current US$ per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 192nd and Somalia ranks 189th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 22.69 current US$ per person 10.95 current US$ per person 11.75 current US$ per person Madagascar
1970s 29.99 current US$ per person 25.83 current US$ per person 4.16 current US$ per person Madagascar
1980s 32.73 current US$ per person 51.84 current US$ per person 19.11 current US$ per person Somalia
1990s 32.84 current US$ per person 33.93 current US$ per person 1.09 current US$ per person Somalia
2000s 85.62 current US$ per person 39.3 current US$ per person 46.33 current US$ per person Madagascar
2010s 117.35 current US$ per person 140.59 current US$ per person 23.24 current US$ per person Somalia
2020s 144.87 current US$ per person 221.27 current US$ per person 76.4 current US$ per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Madagascar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 218.98 current US$ per person against 150.66 current US$ per person in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Madagascar and Somalia?
68.32 current US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Madagascar ranks 192nd and Somalia ranks 189th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.