Maldives vs South Africa: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Maldives
4.96 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
4.66 % change on previous year
in 2025
Maldives rank
115th
South Africa rank
117th

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

  • Maldives
  • South Africa
-50050100196119932025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 4.96 % change on previous year against 4.66 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0.3 % change on previous year.

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

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

Maldives ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 117th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 48.06 % change on previous year 21.46 % change on previous year 26.6 % change on previous year Maldives
1980s 20.7 % change on previous year 6.19 % change on previous year 14.51 % change on previous year Maldives
1990s 12.41 % change on previous year 4.12 % change on previous year 8.29 % change on previous year Maldives
2000s 14.64 % change on previous year 12.05 % change on previous year 2.59 % change on previous year Maldives
2010s 10.49 % change on previous year 3.52 % change on previous year 6.98 % change on previous year Maldives
2020s 9.06 % change on previous year 4.62 % change on previous year 4.44 % change on previous year Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Maldives or South Africa?
Maldives, at 4.96 % change on previous year against 4.66 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Maldives and South Africa?
0.3 % change on previous year, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Maldives ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.