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

Seychelles
20,864 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
522.41 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Seychelles rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 20,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 522.41 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20,342 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 39.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1,424 BoP, current US$ per person 155.77 BoP, current US$ per person 1,268 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
1980s 2,468 BoP, current US$ per person 170.56 BoP, current US$ per person 2,297 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
1990s 4,849 BoP, current US$ per person 171.46 BoP, current US$ per person 4,678 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
2000s 10,069 BoP, current US$ per person 317.49 BoP, current US$ per person 9,751 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
2010s 18,052 BoP, current US$ per person 537.06 BoP, current US$ per person 17,515 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles
2020s 19,216 BoP, current US$ per person 499.86 BoP, current US$ per person 18,717 BoP, current US$ per person Seychelles

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$), per, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Seychelles, at 20,864 BoP, current US$ per person against 522.41 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20,342 BoP, current US$ per person, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Seychelles ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.