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

Slovakia
0.8491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Slovakia rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th

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

  • Slovakia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.8491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Slovakia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovakia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5912 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Slovakia
2000s 0.8141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Slovakia
2010s 0.8766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Slovakia
2020s 0.91 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2546 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Slovakia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Slovakia, at 0.8491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Slovakia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.5573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Slovakia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Slovakia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.