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

Somalia
61.11 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
78.26 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia rank
22nd
South Africa rank
19th

Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate over time

  • Somalia
  • South Africa
-2000200400600196219932024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 78.26 % change on previous year against 61.11 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 17.15 % change on previous year.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 19th of 205 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 1.39 % change on previous year -21.23 % change on previous year 22.61 % change on previous year Somalia
1970s 70 % change on previous year -24.36 % change on previous year 94.36 % change on previous year Somalia
1980s 77.32 % change on previous year -7.29 % change on previous year 84.6 % change on previous year Somalia
1990s 0 % change on previous year -37.85 % change on previous year 37.85 % change on previous year Somalia
2000s -11.94 % change on previous year 81.29 % change on previous year 93.24 % change on previous year South Africa
2010s 40.73 % change on previous year 78.22 % change on previous year 37.48 % change on previous year South Africa
2020s 19.46 % change on previous year 21.61 % change on previous year 2.15 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — import value, annual growth rate, Somalia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 78.26 % change on previous year against 61.11 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — import value, annual growth rate between Somalia and South Africa?
17.15 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for newsprint — import value, annual growth rate?
Somalia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 19th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 11,411 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.