Africa Western and Central vs Netherlands: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Netherlands
0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
36th
Netherlands rank
39th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Netherlands
00.20.40.6196719952024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.3001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1980s 0.1385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1990s 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2000s 0.1625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2010s 0.1606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2020s 0.1576 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Netherlands?
0.3001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Netherlands?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Netherlands rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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