Rwanda vs Somalia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Rwanda
3.82 billion current US$
in 2023
Somalia
4.02 billion current US$
in 2023
Rwanda rank
151st
Somalia rank
149th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Rwanda
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.02 billion current US$ against 3.82 billion current US$ in Rwanda, a difference of 195.71 million current US$.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Somalia ahead.
Rwanda ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 149th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.45 million current US$ | 37.16 million current US$ | 24.71 million current US$ | Somalia |
| 1970s | 56.33 million current US$ | 111.92 million current US$ | 55.59 million current US$ | Somalia |
| 1980s | 238.60 million current US$ | 338.05 million current US$ | 99.45 million current US$ | Somalia |
| 1990s | 229.46 million current US$ | 248.04 million current US$ | 18.58 million current US$ | Somalia |
| 2000s | 521.72 million current US$ | 425.17 million current US$ | 96.55 million current US$ | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.00 billion current US$ | 1.98 billion current US$ | 23.58 million current US$ | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.78 billion current US$ | 3.88 billion current US$ | 104.41 million current US$ | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Rwanda or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.02 billion current US$ against 3.82 billion current US$ in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Rwanda and Somalia?
- 195.71 million current US$, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Somalia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Rwanda ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 149th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.