What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Maldives

0.7666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Maldives rank

24th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

23rd

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Maldives
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.7666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.6966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1980s	1.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1979 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1990s	0.7719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5825 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2000s	0.6407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2010s	0.7774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2020s	0.7137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Maldives, at 0.7666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 9,626 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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