Kosovo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kosovo
0.7424 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kosovo rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • Kosovo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.20.40.60.8197620002025

How they compare

Kosovo currently reports 0.7424 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4644 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kosovo's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Kosovo has been ahead every year.

Kosovo ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 193 countries.

Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kosovo Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5903 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kosovo
2010s 0.5537 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kosovo
2020s 0.6785 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2494 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4291 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kosovo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kosovo or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Kosovo, at 0.7424 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kosovo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.4644 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kosovo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Kosovo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kosovo ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current 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.