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

Seychelles
11,412 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
341.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Seychelles rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0k10.0k15.0k197620002024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 11,412 BoP, current US$ per person against 341.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11,070 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 33.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 866.99 BoP, current US$ per person 108.6 BoP, current US$ per person 758.39 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
1980s 1,436 BoP, current US$ per person 112.71 BoP, current US$ per person 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
1990s 3,109 BoP, current US$ per person 108.82 BoP, current US$ per person 3,000 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
2000s 6,618 BoP, current US$ per person 202.05 BoP, current US$ per person 6,416 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
2010s 11,131 BoP, current US$ per person 347 BoP, current US$ per person 10,784 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
2020s 10,574 BoP, current US$ per person 329.94 BoP, current US$ per person 10,244 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Seychelles, at 11,412 BoP, current US$ per person against 341.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11,070 BoP, current US$ per person, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Seychelles ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.