Africa Western and Central vs Palau: 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
Palau
0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
27th
Palau rank
30th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Palau
00.20.40.60.81197720002024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.7502 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 0.4632 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Across all 19 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 27th and Palau ranks 30th of 47 groups.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.2304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.2075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5857 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Palau?
Palau, at 0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Palau?
0.4632 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Palau?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Palau rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 27th and Palau ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.