Bahrain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Bahrain
0.6554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bahrain rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
22nd

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

  • Bahrain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.20.40.60.81199120082025

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.6554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 172 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7285 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4214 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3071 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 0.6512 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2462 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.405 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2020s 0.6494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2319 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bahrain, at 0.6554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.4045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), 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 (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 9,084 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 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.