Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
Thailand
12.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th
Thailand rank
37th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.98 % change on previous year against 1.02 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.96 % change on previous year.
That makes Thailand's figure about 12.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.77 % change on previous year | 27.03 % change on previous year | 10.26 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 14.66 % change on previous year | 13.13 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5.33 % change on previous year | 8.43 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2000s | 13.01 % change on previous year | 12.2 % change on previous year | 0.8149 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 4.75 % change on previous year | 7.02 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.88 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 12.98 % change on previous year against 1.02 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
- 11.96 % change on previous year, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.