Ghana vs South Africa: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Ghana
107,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
104,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
117th
South Africa rank
119th

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 107,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 104,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 2,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Ghana ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 119th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 4,359 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,958 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,600 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 3,544 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,320 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 6,938 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,989 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,051 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 19,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 76,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,533 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,716 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 105,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 100,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Ghana or South Africa?
Ghana, at 107,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 104,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Ghana and South Africa?
2,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 119th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,275 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.