Qatar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Qatar
12,629 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
378.07 current US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Qatar
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 12,629 current US$ per person against 378.07 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 12,251 current US$ per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 33.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 854.95 current US$ per person | 27.99 current US$ per person | 826.95 current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 2,697 current US$ per person | 74.18 current US$ per person | 2,622 current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 3,944 current US$ per person | 124.47 current US$ per person | 3,820 current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 4,770 current US$ per person | 120.66 current US$ per person | 4,649 current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 11,414 current US$ per person | 217.35 current US$ per person | 11,197 current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 13,618 current US$ per person | 378.5 current US$ per person | 13,240 current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 11,668 current US$ per person | 353.47 current US$ per person | 11,314 current US$ per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Qatar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Qatar, at 12,629 current US$ per person against 378.07 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 12,251 current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Qatar ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.