Somalia vs South Africa: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Somalia
0.3024 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia rank
112th
South Africa rank
114th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.3024 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 114th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.1989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.1098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 0.3024 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 114th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.