Ghana vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Ghana
110,572 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
125th
South Africa rank
127th

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

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 110,572 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 8,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Ghana ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 127th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 4,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,479 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 4,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,623 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 10,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 30,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,613 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 92,615 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,588 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 110,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Ghana or South Africa?
Ghana, at 110,572 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Ghana and South Africa?
8,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 125th and South Africa ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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