Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Maldives
0.7826 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th

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

  • Maldives
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.20.40.60.8197620002025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.7826 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5038 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 193 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2010s 0.7254 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2486 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4769 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives
2020s 0.7315 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4872 current US$ per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Maldives, at 0.7826 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.5038 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.