Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
15,219 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
32nd

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 15,219 constant 2015 US$ per person against 420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14,798 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 36.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 261.86 constant 2015 US$ per person 6,187 constant 2015 US$ per person 5,925 constant 2015 US$ per person United Kingdom
2000s 402.77 constant 2015 US$ per person 10,464 constant 2015 US$ per person 10,061 constant 2015 US$ per person United Kingdom
2010s 420.1 constant 2015 US$ per person 13,030 constant 2015 US$ per person 12,610 constant 2015 US$ per person United Kingdom
2020s 398.65 constant 2015 US$ per person 14,159 constant 2015 US$ per person 13,760 constant 2015 US$ per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 15,219 constant 2015 US$ per person against 420.94 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?
14,798 constant 2015 US$ per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita. 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 (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 9,095 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.