Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Kuwait
12.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kuwait rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 12.15 % change on previous year against 1.02 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 11.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Kuwait ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.97 % change on previous year | 16.77 % change on previous year | 14.8 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -0.7883 % change on previous year | 4.86 % change on previous year | 5.65 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 11.57 % change on previous year | 13.01 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 4.92 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | 0.1706 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.21 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 12.15 % change on previous year against 1.02 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 11.13 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.