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

Oman
12.29 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.03 % change on previous year
in 2024
Oman rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

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

  • Oman
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-200204060197519992024

How they compare

Oman currently reports 12.29 % change on previous year against 1.03 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.26 % change on previous year.

That makes Oman's figure about 11.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Oman ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 10.95 % change on previous year 16.74 % change on previous year 5.79 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 7.55 % change on previous year 1.52 % change on previous year 6.03 % change on previous year Oman
1990s 7.44 % change on previous year 5.32 % change on previous year 2.13 % change on previous year Oman
2000s 15.8 % change on previous year 13.04 % change on previous year 2.77 % change on previous year Oman
2010s 3.61 % change on previous year 4.75 % change on previous year 1.13 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 14.39 % change on previous year 4.88 % change on previous year 9.52 % change on previous year Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Oman or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Oman, at 12.29 % change on previous year against 1.03 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11.26 % change on previous year, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Oman and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Oman ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Oman vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/goods-imports-bop-current-us-annual-growth-rate/oman/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/goods-imports-bop-current-us-annual-growth-rate/oman/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/">Oman vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.