Puerto Rico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 17,700 current US$ per person against 464.72 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17,235 current US$ per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 38.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 193 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,047 current US$ per person | 120.96 current US$ per person | 1,926 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 3,004 current US$ per person | 150.14 current US$ per person | 2,854 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 5,064 current US$ per person | 160.82 current US$ per person | 4,903 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 9,746 current US$ per person | 273.52 current US$ per person | 9,472 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 12,726 current US$ per person | 442.62 current US$ per person | 12,283 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 15,974 current US$ per person | 421.69 current US$ per person | 15,553 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$), per capita, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Puerto Rico, at 17,700 current US$ per person against 464.72 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17,235 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.