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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Thailand
0.5402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
24th
Thailand rank
27th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Thailand
0.10.20.30.40.50.6197520002025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.5402 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 0.3186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Thailand's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1927 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1980s 0.1523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1990s 0.1469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4768 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2010s 0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4865 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2842 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 0.1945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.5402 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
0.3186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.