Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP

Belgium
1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 207 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9884 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2000s 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9627 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9749 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Belgium, at 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Belgium ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 13,841 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GNI (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.