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

Latvia
17,683 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
448.26 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

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

Latvia currently reports 17,683 BoP, current US$ per person against 448.26 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17,235 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 39.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 200 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 963.46 BoP, current US$ per person 151 BoP, current US$ per person 812.46 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2000s 4,214 BoP, current US$ per person 273.81 BoP, current US$ per person 3,940 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2010s 9,297 BoP, current US$ per person 465.26 BoP, current US$ per person 8,832 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2020s 14,612 BoP, current US$ per person 430.44 BoP, current US$ per person 14,182 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Latvia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Latvia, at 17,683 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
17,235 BoP, current US$ per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Latvia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.