Ecuador vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita

Ecuador
1,989 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
1,946 current US$ per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
124th
South Africa rank
125th

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

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1,989 current US$ per person against 1,946 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 43 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Ecuador ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 125th of 193 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 47.4 current US$ per person 138 current US$ per person 90.61 current US$ per person South Africa
1970s 179.34 current US$ per person 341.35 current US$ per person 162.01 current US$ per person South Africa
1980s 332.96 current US$ per person 557.06 current US$ per person 224.1 current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 434.3 current US$ per person 631.36 current US$ per person 197.06 current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 828.13 current US$ per person 1,275 current US$ per person 447.32 current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 1,598 current US$ per person 1,960 current US$ per person 361.55 current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 1,747 current US$ per person 1,804 current US$ per person 57.54 current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Ecuador or South Africa?
Ecuador, at 1,989 current US$ per person against 1,946 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Ecuador and South Africa?
43 current US$ per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
Ecuador ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 125th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.