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
0123199020072025

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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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.