Finland vs South Africa: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Finland
0.2565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.2445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Finland rank
132nd
South Africa rank
135th

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

  • Finland
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.2565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 135th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1971 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
1980s 0.222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1763 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
1990s 0.1993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2000s 0.2569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2010s 0.2652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2020s 0.2717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Finland or South Africa?
Finland, at 0.2565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Finland and South Africa?
0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Finland ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 135th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.