Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Sierra Leone
229.13 current US$ per person
in 2023
Uganda
236.34 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
187th
Uganda rank
186th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 236.34 current US$ per person against 229.13 current US$ per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 7.21 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 187th and Uganda ranks 186th of 206 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 34.71 current US$ per person 9.7 current US$ per person 25.01 current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1970s 51.58 current US$ per person 16.41 current US$ per person 35.17 current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1980s 46.06 current US$ per person 23.35 current US$ per person 22.72 current US$ per person Sierra Leone
1990s 51.69 current US$ per person 31.78 current US$ per person 19.91 current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2000s 113.09 current US$ per person 79.97 current US$ per person 33.12 current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2010s 193.69 current US$ per person 155.52 current US$ per person 38.16 current US$ per person Sierra Leone
2020s 203.64 current US$ per person 202.36 current US$ per person 1.28 current US$ per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Uganda, at 236.34 current US$ per person against 229.13 current US$ per person in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
7.21 current US$ per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 187th and Uganda ranks 186th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.