Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Namibia
0.6878 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th

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

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.20.40.60.8198020022025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.6878 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1167 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.5072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0854 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.5057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.6568 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2358 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Namibia, at 0.6878 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.4362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), 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.