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

Somalia
218.98 current US$ per person
in 2023
Uganda
236.34 current US$ per person
in 2023
Somalia rank
189th
Uganda rank
186th

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

  • Somalia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 236.34 current US$ per person against 218.98 current US$ per person in Somalia, a difference of 17.36 current US$ per person.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

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

Somalia ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 186th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 10.95 current US$ per person 10.94 current US$ per person 0.0104 current US$ per person Somalia
1970s 25.83 current US$ per person 16.21 current US$ per person 9.62 current US$ per person Somalia
1980s 51.84 current US$ per person 22.62 current US$ per person 29.21 current US$ per person Somalia
1990s 33.93 current US$ per person 31.78 current US$ per person 2.16 current US$ per person Somalia
2000s 39.3 current US$ per person 79.97 current US$ per person 40.67 current US$ per person Uganda
2010s 140.59 current US$ per person 155.52 current US$ per person 14.94 current US$ per person Uganda
2020s 221.27 current US$ per person 202.36 current US$ per person 18.91 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$), per capita, Somalia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 236.34 current US$ per person against 218.98 current US$ per person in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Somalia and Uganda?
17.36 current US$ per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Somalia ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 186th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.