Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ireland
0.585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ireland rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.20.40.60.8197720002024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.6074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.21 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.6216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1956 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Ireland, at 0.585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.3584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ireland ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods exports (BoP, 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.