Sub-Saharan Africa vs Turkey: Exports of goods, services and primary income

Sub-Saharan Africa
574.86 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Turkey
384.18 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st
Turkey rank
28th

Exports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 574.86 billion BoP, current US$ against 384.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Turkey, a difference of 190.68 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 52.94 billion BoP, current US$ 2.69 billion BoP, current US$ 50.24 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 66.58 billion BoP, current US$ 10.90 billion BoP, current US$ 55.68 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 86.55 billion BoP, current US$ 37.04 billion BoP, current US$ 49.51 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 231.66 billion BoP, current US$ 105.09 billion BoP, current US$ 126.57 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 443.74 billion BoP, current US$ 221.41 billion BoP, current US$ 222.34 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 513.05 billion BoP, current US$ 320.94 billion BoP, current US$ 192.11 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income, Sub-Saharan Africa or Turkey?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 574.86 billion BoP, current US$ against 384.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?
190.68 billion BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.