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

Latvia
17,683 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
450.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

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

  • Latvia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 17,683 BoP, current US$ per person against 450.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17,233 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 39.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Latvia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 963.46 BoP, current US$ per person 151.6 BoP, current US$ per person 811.86 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2000s 4,214 BoP, current US$ per person 274.82 BoP, current US$ per person 3,939 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2010s 9,297 BoP, current US$ per person 466.79 BoP, current US$ per person 8,830 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2020s 14,612 BoP, current US$ per person 432.09 BoP, current US$ per person 14,180 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$), per capita, Latvia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Latvia, at 17,683 BoP, current US$ per person against 450.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17,233 BoP, current US$ per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Latvia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.