Japan vs South Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita

Japan
0.0041 1000 USD per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0042 1000 USD per person
in 2024
Japan rank
89th
South Africa rank
87th

Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0042 1000 USD per person against 0.0041 1000 USD per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 1000 USD per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Japan ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 87th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1000 USD per person 0.0008 1000 USD per person 0.0008 1000 USD per person South Africa
1970s 0.0002 1000 USD per person 0.0016 1000 USD per person 0.0013 1000 USD per person South Africa
1980s 0.0006 1000 USD per person 0.0022 1000 USD per person 0.0016 1000 USD per person South Africa
1990s 0.0013 1000 USD per person 0.0029 1000 USD per person 0.0016 1000 USD per person South Africa
2000s 0.0058 1000 USD per person 0.0042 1000 USD per person 0.0016 1000 USD per person Japan
2010s 0.0089 1000 USD per person 0.0059 1000 USD per person 0.0031 1000 USD per person Japan
2020s 0.0046 1000 USD per person 0.004 1000 USD per person 0.0006 1000 USD per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import value, per capita, Japan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0042 1000 USD per person against 0.0041 1000 USD per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import value, per capita between Japan and South Africa?
0.0001 1000 USD per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for printing and writing papers — import value, per capita?
Japan ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 87th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita
Unit
1000 USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,579 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.