Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Bahamas
12.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.03 % change on previous year
in 2024
Bahamas rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

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

Bahamas currently reports 12.79 % change on previous year against 1.03 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.76 % change on previous year.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 12.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 23.77 % change on previous year 16.74 % change on previous year 7.03 % change on previous year Bahamas
1980s 7.08 % change on previous year 1.52 % change on previous year 5.56 % change on previous year Bahamas
1990s 4.45 % change on previous year 5.32 % change on previous year 0.8627 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 5.05 % change on previous year 13.04 % change on previous year 7.99 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.29 % change on previous year 4.75 % change on previous year 2.46 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 13.04 % change on previous year 4.88 % change on previous year 8.16 % change on previous year Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bahamas, at 12.79 % change on previous year against 1.03 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11.76 % change on previous year, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Bahamas ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,512 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.