Africa Eastern and Southern vs Puerto Rico: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
478.57 current US$ per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
17,700 current US$ per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
35th
Puerto Rico rank
36th

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Puerto Rico
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922025

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 17,700 current US$ per person against 478.57 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 17,221 current US$ per person.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 37.0 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 36th of 45 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 176.02 current US$ per person 5,064 current US$ per person 4,888 current US$ per person Puerto Rico
2000s 304.54 current US$ per person 9,746 current US$ per person 9,441 current US$ per person Puerto Rico
2010s 484.99 current US$ per person 12,726 current US$ per person 12,241 current US$ per person Puerto Rico
2020s 439.26 current US$ per person 15,974 current US$ per person 15,535 current US$ per person Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 17,700 current US$ per person against 478.57 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Puerto Rico?
17,221 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Puerto Rico?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Puerto Rico rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 36th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,471 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.