Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Australia
19,920 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
522.41 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197720012025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 19,920 BoP, current US$ per person against 522.41 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19,398 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 38.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 4,119 BoP, current US$ per person 152.27 BoP, current US$ per person 3,967 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
1990s 4,805 BoP, current US$ per person 171.46 BoP, current US$ per person 4,633 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2000s 9,572 BoP, current US$ per person 317.49 BoP, current US$ per person 9,254 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2010s 16,326 BoP, current US$ per person 537.06 BoP, current US$ per person 15,789 BoP, current US$ per person Australia
2020s 17,467 BoP, current US$ per person 499.86 BoP, current US$ per person 16,967 BoP, current US$ per person Australia

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$), per, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Australia, at 19,920 BoP, current US$ per person against 522.41 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19,398 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Australia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.