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

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Switzerland
0.7789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
22nd

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.7789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1980s 0.1979 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1990s 0.1894 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2000s 0.272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.2454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.66 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4701 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.7789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
0.5093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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

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.