Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Palau
0.5945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Palau rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
22nd

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

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.20.40.60.8197720002024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.5945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Palau's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Palau ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.5852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3825 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.5932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Palau, at 0.5945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.3724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Palau ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.