Brunei vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita
Brunei
16,774 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
464.72 current US$ per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita over time
- Brunei
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 16,774 current US$ per person against 464.72 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16,309 current US$ per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 36.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 193 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,760 current US$ per person | 120.96 current US$ per person | 1,639 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 1980s | 3,543 current US$ per person | 167.77 current US$ per person | 3,376 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 1990s | 7,672 current US$ per person | 160.82 current US$ per person | 7,511 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 2000s | 7,430 current US$ per person | 273.52 current US$ per person | 7,156 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 2010s | 13,326 current US$ per person | 442.62 current US$ per person | 12,883 current US$ per person | Brunei |
| 2020s | 18,842 current US$ per person | 421.69 current US$ per person | 18,421 current US$ per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Brunei or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Brunei, at 16,774 current US$ per person against 464.72 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16,309 current US$ per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita. 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.