South Africa vs United States of America: Import quality, Mean, US dollar
Import quality, Mean, US dollar over time
- South Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.942 against 0.9393 in United States of America, a difference of 0.0027.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States of America ahead.
South Africa ranks 55th and United States of America ranks 58th of 166 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9537 | 0.9852 | 0.0316 | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.9231 | 0.9649 | 0.0418 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.9193 | 0.9346 | 0.0154 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.93 | 0.9376 | 0.0076 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.933 | 0.9462 | 0.0132 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.9356 | 0.9358 | 0.0002 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher import quality, mean, us dollar, South Africa or United States of America?
- South Africa, at 0.942 against 0.9393 in United States of America as of 2014.
- What is the difference in import quality, mean, us dollar between South Africa and United States of America?
- 0.0027, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
- How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for import quality, mean, us dollar?
- South Africa ranks 55th and United States of America ranks 58th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Import quality, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.