Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Australia
11,185 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
341.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197720012025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 11,185 BoP, current US$ per person against 341.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 10,843 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 32.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 200 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 2,406 BoP, current US$ per person 92.53 BoP, current US$ per person 2,314 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
1990s 2,889 BoP, current US$ per person 108.82 BoP, current US$ per person 2,781 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2000s 5,743 BoP, current US$ per person 202.05 BoP, current US$ per person 5,541 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2010s 9,714 BoP, current US$ per person 347 BoP, current US$ per person 9,367 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2020s 10,314 BoP, current US$ per person 329.94 BoP, current US$ per person 9,985 BoP, current US$ per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Australia, at 11,185 BoP, current US$ per person against 341.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
10,843 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.