Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Seychelles
0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Seychelles rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
22nd

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

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.454 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6219 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.519 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1980s 0.4977 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4152 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1990s 0.5064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.399 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2000s 1.5 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2010s 1.92 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2165 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8525 current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Seychelles, at 0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.454 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Seychelles ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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