Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: 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
0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Maldives rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
25th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.7826 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5038 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | 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$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Maldives, at 0.7826 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.5038 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.