Benin vs Zambia: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)

Benin
17.24 % change on previous year
in 2023
Zambia
18.21 % change on previous year
in 2024
Benin rank
24th
Zambia rank
21st

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time

  • Benin
  • Zambia
-250255075197519992024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 18.21 % change on previous year against 17.24 % change on previous year in Benin, a difference of 0.97 % change on previous year.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Zambia ahead.

Benin ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.94 % change on previous year 17.25 % change on previous year 13.31 % change on previous year Zambia
1980s 3.35 % change on previous year 4.19 % change on previous year 0.8378 % change on previous year Zambia
1990s 29.13 % change on previous year -1.27 % change on previous year 30.4 % change on previous year Benin
2000s 11.4 % change on previous year 14.83 % change on previous year 3.43 % change on previous year Zambia
2010s 7.66 % change on previous year 8.7 % change on previous year 1.04 % change on previous year Zambia
2020s 11.19 % change on previous year 12.92 % change on previous year 1.72 % change on previous year Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), Benin or Zambia?
Zambia, at 18.21 % change on previous year against 17.24 % change on previous year in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Benin and Zambia?
0.97 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
Benin ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,523 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.