Northern Mariana Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita

Northern Mariana Islands
16,863 current US$ per person
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
464.72 current US$ per person
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

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

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 16,863 current US$ per person against 464.72 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16,398 current US$ per person.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 36.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Northern Mariana Islands has been ahead every year.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 193 countries.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 11,043 current US$ per person 302.35 current US$ per person 10,740 current US$ per person Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 12,754 current US$ per person 442.62 current US$ per person 12,311 current US$ per person Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 14,246 current US$ per person 394.72 current US$ per person 13,851 current US$ per person Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Northern Mariana Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 16,863 current US$ per person against 464.72 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16,398 current US$ per person, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.