Bahamas vs South Africa: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Bahamas
86,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
92,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
103rd
South Africa rank
101st

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

  • Bahamas
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 92,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 86,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 6,489 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 101st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 22,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,589 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
1980s 32,719 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,948 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,771 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
1990s 26,809 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,339 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2000s 59,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44,714 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 72,112 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 75,855 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 68,596 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 91,457 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Bahamas or South Africa?
South Africa, at 92,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 86,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Bahamas and South Africa?
6,489 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and South Africa rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 101st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (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
243 places, 9,219 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Goods exports (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.