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

Ghana
110,885 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
114,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
121st
South Africa rank
120th

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

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

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 114,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 110,885 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 3,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Ghana ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 120th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 4,370 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,273 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 3,554 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,598 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 6,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 19,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,877 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 77,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 109,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 109,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 422.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

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$), per, Ghana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 114,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 110,885 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Ghana and South Africa?
3,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Ghana ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 120th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (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
242 places, 9,161 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods, services and primary income (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.