Ecuador vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Ecuador
2,038 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
1,950 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
128th
South Africa rank
129th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196019922025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2,038 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,950 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 88 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

Ecuador ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 129th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 258.53 BoP, current US$ per person 419.3 BoP, current US$ per person 160.76 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1980s 272.24 BoP, current US$ per person 558.45 BoP, current US$ per person 286.21 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 391.39 BoP, current US$ per person 630.97 BoP, current US$ per person 239.58 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 829.44 BoP, current US$ per person 1,281 BoP, current US$ per person 451.21 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 1,590 BoP, current US$ per person 1,961 BoP, current US$ per person 370.8 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa
2020s 1,786 BoP, current US$ per person 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person 20.68 BoP, current US$ per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Ecuador or South Africa?
Ecuador, at 2,038 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,950 BoP, current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Ecuador and South Africa?
88 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ecuador ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 129th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/imports-of-goods-and-services-bop-current-us-per-capita/ecuador/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/imports-of-goods-and-services-bop-current-us-per-capita/ecuador/south-africa/">Ecuador vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.