Africa Western and Central vs Maldives: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives
0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
27th
Maldives rank
28th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Maldives
00.511.52197720002024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.4708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 27th and Maldives ranks 28th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1980s 0.1983 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
1990s 0.167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.2381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.2304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.2234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Maldives?
0.4708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Maldives?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Maldives rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 27th and Maldives ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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