Canada vs South Africa: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Canada
103,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
115,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
129th
South Africa rank
126th

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

  • Canada
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 115,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 103,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 12,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Canada ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 126th of 198 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,417 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 5,149 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 13,340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 26,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 429.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 47,677 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 73,566 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 103,512 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 89,025 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 104,167 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

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$), per, Canada or South Africa?
South Africa, at 115,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 103,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Canada and South Africa?
12,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Canada ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 126th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.