Estonia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Estonia
0.7741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Estonia rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
22nd

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

  • Estonia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.7741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Estonia's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Estonia
2000s 0.6722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Estonia
2010s 0.7459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2713 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Estonia
2020s 0.7812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Estonia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Estonia, at 0.7741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.4832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Estonia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.