Ghana vs Saudi Arabia: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ghana
0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.2805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana rank
157th
Saudi Arabia rank
158th

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

  • Ghana
  • Saudi Arabia
0.20.40.6197119982025

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 157th and Saudi Arabia ranks 158th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.2158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.3577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.5313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.4063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2986 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.3213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ghana or Saudi Arabia?
Ghana, at 0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Saudi Arabia?
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 157th and Saudi Arabia ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.