Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.4227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.4178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
108th
Sierra Leone rank
109th

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

  • Botswana
  • Sierra Leone
0.20.40.60.8197519992024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.4227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Botswana ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 109th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.6228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.4549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2801 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.4131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1858 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.21 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.4457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
Botswana, at 0.4227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 108th and Sierra Leone ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.