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

Latvia
19,638 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
522.41 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Latvia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 19,638 BoP, current US$ per person against 522.41 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19,116 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 37.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 999.22 BoP, current US$ per person 172.61 BoP, current US$ per person 826.6 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2000s 4,647 BoP, current US$ per person 317.49 BoP, current US$ per person 4,330 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2010s 10,173 BoP, current US$ per person 537.06 BoP, current US$ per person 9,636 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia
2020s 16,187 BoP, current US$ per person 499.86 BoP, current US$ per person 15,687 BoP, current US$ per person Latvia

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$), per, Latvia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Latvia, at 19,638 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19,116 BoP, current US$ per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Latvia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.