Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0.6951 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th

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

  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 0.6951 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4742 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 202 countries.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2896 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2020s 0.5438 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3496 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 0.6951 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.4742 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.