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

Somalia
6,408 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
8,354 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
194th
Yemen rank
191st

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

  • Somalia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 8,354 current US$ per square kilometre against 6,408 current US$ per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 1,946 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 194th and Yemen ranks 191st of 204 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 395.38 current US$ per square kilometre 3,821 current US$ per square kilometre 3,425 current US$ per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 677.73 current US$ per square kilometre 10,148 current US$ per square kilometre 9,470 current US$ per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 3,149 current US$ per square kilometre 13,297 current US$ per square kilometre 10,148 current US$ per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 6,184 current US$ per square kilometre 8,963 current US$ per square kilometre 2,779 current US$ per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Somalia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 8,354 current US$ per square kilometre against 6,408 current US$ per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Somalia and Yemen?
1,946 current US$ per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Somalia ranks 194th and Yemen ranks 191st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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