Spain vs United States of America: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Spain
9,689 current US$ per person
in 2023
United States of America
9,158 current US$ per person
in 2023
Spain rank
50th
United States of America rank
52nd

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

  • Spain
  • United States of America
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196019912023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 9,689 current US$ per person against 9,158 current US$ per person in United States of America, a difference of 531 current US$ per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Spain ranks 50th and United States of America ranks 52nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 75.69 current US$ per person 118.37 current US$ per person 42.68 current US$ per person United States of America
1970s 368.1 current US$ per person 508.49 current US$ per person 140.39 current US$ per person United States of America
1980s 995.85 current US$ per person 1,451 current US$ per person 455.38 current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 2,648 current US$ per person 2,739 current US$ per person 91.65 current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 6,055 current US$ per person 5,373 current US$ per person 681.97 current US$ per person Spain
2010s 7,435 current US$ per person 7,132 current US$ per person 302.31 current US$ per person Spain
2020s 8,923 current US$ per person 8,604 current US$ per person 319.73 current US$ per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Spain or United States of America?
Spain, at 9,689 current US$ per person against 9,158 current US$ per person in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Spain and United States of America?
531 current US$ per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Spain ranks 50th and United States of America ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.