Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Israel
15,358 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
448.26 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Israel rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

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

Israel currently reports 15,358 BoP, current US$ per person against 448.26 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14,910 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Israel's figure about 34.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Israel ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2,330 BoP, current US$ per person 142.66 BoP, current US$ per person 2,188 BoP, current US$ per person Israel
1980s 3,173 BoP, current US$ per person 148.54 BoP, current US$ per person 3,025 BoP, current US$ per person Israel
1990s 5,641 BoP, current US$ per person 148.76 BoP, current US$ per person 5,492 BoP, current US$ per person Israel
2000s 8,317 BoP, current US$ per person 273.81 BoP, current US$ per person 8,043 BoP, current US$ per person Israel
2010s 11,329 BoP, current US$ per person 465.26 BoP, current US$ per person 10,864 BoP, current US$ per person Israel
2020s 13,749 BoP, current US$ per person 430.44 BoP, current US$ per person 13,318 BoP, current US$ per person Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Israel, at 15,358 BoP, current US$ per person against 448.26 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14,910 BoP, current US$ per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Israel ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.