How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Italy vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Italy

0.2455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Africa

0.244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Italy rank

129th

South Africa rank

130th

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

Italy
South Africa

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.2455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Italy ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 130th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.6018 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	South Africa
1980s	0.319 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2826 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0364 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
1990s	0.2455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.236 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
2000s	0.2726 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
2010s	0.2405 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0043 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	South Africa
2020s	0.2601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Italy or South Africa?: Italy, at 0.2455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Italy and South Africa?: 0.0015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: Italy ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 130th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), 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: 04 September 2026

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.