Sub-Saharan Africa vs Yemen: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Yemen
0.6177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Yemen rank
22nd
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.6177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 22nd of 36 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.4218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2503 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4657 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2155 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.6177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2516 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen?
- 0.3661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 22nd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.