Kosovo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Kosovo
0.5935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kosovo rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
24th

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

  • Kosovo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Kosovo currently reports 0.5935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kosovo's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Kosovo has been ahead every year.

Kosovo ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 199 countries.

Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kosovo Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kosovo
2010s 0.4637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kosovo
2020s 0.5424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kosovo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Kosovo or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Kosovo, at 0.5935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Kosovo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.3719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kosovo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Kosovo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kosovo ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.