Qatar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate
Qatar
21.76 % change on previous year
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Qatar
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 21.76 % change on previous year against 8.19 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.57 % change on previous year.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4625 % change on previous year | 0.473 % change on previous year | 0.9356 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 6.98 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2000s | 26.29 % change on previous year | 13.02 % change on previous year | 13.26 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2010s | 9.83 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2020s | 4.61 % change on previous year | 9.82 % change on previous year | 5.2 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate, Qatar or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Qatar, at 21.76 % change on previous year against 8.19 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 13.57 % change on previous year, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Qatar ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.