Somalia vs South Africa: Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate

Somalia
159.09 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
115.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia rank
7th
South Africa rank
10th

Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate over time

  • Somalia
  • South Africa
-2000200400600800196219932024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 159.09 % change on previous year against 115.24 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 43.85 % change on previous year.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 % change on previous year -20.38 % change on previous year 20.38 % change on previous year Somalia
1970s 68 % change on previous year -44.22 % change on previous year 112.22 % change on previous year Somalia
1980s -30 % change on previous year 3.67 % change on previous year 33.67 % change on previous year South Africa
1990s 118.4 % change on previous year -38.92 % change on previous year 157.32 % change on previous year Somalia
2000s 0.0505 % change on previous year 93.36 % change on previous year 93.31 % change on previous year South Africa
2010s 67.1 % change on previous year 125.38 % change on previous year 58.28 % change on previous year South Africa
2020s 34.81 % change on previous year 13.87 % change on previous year 20.94 % change on previous year Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, annual growth rate, Somalia or South Africa?
Somalia, at 159.09 % change on previous year against 115.24 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, annual growth rate between Somalia and South Africa?
43.85 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, annual growth rate?
Somalia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 11,396 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.