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

Nicaragua
1,182 current US$ per person
in 2023
Philippines
1,098 current US$ per person
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
139th
Philippines rank
141st

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,182 current US$ per person against 1,098 current US$ per person in Philippines, a difference of 84 current US$ per person.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 139th and Philippines ranks 141st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 63.53 current US$ per person 27.31 current US$ per person 36.23 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1970s 147.51 current US$ per person 75.1 current US$ per person 72.41 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 178.56 current US$ per person 139.49 current US$ per person 39.06 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 216.77 current US$ per person 329.03 current US$ per person 112.26 current US$ per person Philippines
2000s 477.62 current US$ per person 506.94 current US$ per person 29.32 current US$ per person Philippines
2010s 860.79 current US$ per person 773.69 current US$ per person 87.09 current US$ per person Nicaragua
2020s 1,006 current US$ per person 1,063 current US$ per person 57.02 current US$ per person Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Nicaragua or Philippines?
Nicaragua, at 1,182 current US$ per person against 1,098 current US$ per person in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Nicaragua and Philippines?
84 current US$ per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Philippines?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Philippines rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 139th and Philippines ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.