Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Canada
22,222 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
445.65 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Canada rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 22,222 BoP, current US$ per person against 445.65 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21,776 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 49.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Canada ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2,516 BoP, current US$ per person 143.56 BoP, current US$ per person 2,373 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
1980s 4,293 BoP, current US$ per person 150.96 BoP, current US$ per person 4,142 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
1990s 7,592 BoP, current US$ per person 146.89 BoP, current US$ per person 7,445 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
2000s 13,570 BoP, current US$ per person 292.26 BoP, current US$ per person 13,278 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
2010s 17,190 BoP, current US$ per person 442.03 BoP, current US$ per person 16,748 BoP, current US$ per person Canada
2020s 20,415 BoP, current US$ per person 416.22 BoP, current US$ per person 19,998 BoP, current US$ per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Canada, at 22,222 BoP, current US$ per person against 445.65 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21,776 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Canada ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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