What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

9.98 current US$ per person, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.

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.

Somalia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Somalia

199.95 current US$ per person

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of

209.93 current US$ per person

in 2025

Somalia rank

192nd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

191st

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

Somalia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 209.93 current US$ per person against 199.95 current US$ per person in Somalia, a difference of 9.98 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 192nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 191st of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	56.08 current US$ per person	38.92 current US$ per person	17.16 current US$ per person	Somalia
1990s	37.35 current US$ per person	48.94 current US$ per person	11.58 current US$ per person	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	38.64 current US$ per person	91.38 current US$ per person	52.75 current US$ per person	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	148.09 current US$ per person	198.37 current US$ per person	50.28 current US$ per person	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	215.73 current US$ per person	190.13 current US$ per person	25.6 current US$ per person	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Somalia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 209.93 current US$ per person against 199.95 current US$ per person in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 9.98 current US$ per person, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?: Somalia ranks 192nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 191st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.