Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Saudi Arabia
8,410 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
349.12 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

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

Saudi Arabia currently reports 8,410 BoP, current US$ per person against 349.12 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 8,061 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 24.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 8,451 BoP, current US$ per person 123.55 BoP, current US$ per person 8,328 BoP, current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 6,995 BoP, current US$ per person 126.83 BoP, current US$ per person 6,868 BoP, current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 3,778 BoP, current US$ per person 117.64 BoP, current US$ per person 3,661 BoP, current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 7,464 BoP, current US$ per person 242.63 BoP, current US$ per person 7,221 BoP, current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 10,393 BoP, current US$ per person 361.33 BoP, current US$ per person 10,031 BoP, current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 9,085 BoP, current US$ per person 332.01 BoP, current US$ per person 8,753 BoP, current US$ per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saudi Arabia, at 8,410 BoP, current US$ per person against 349.12 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
8,061 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (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
245 places, 9,653 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods exports (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.