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

France
2.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
27,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th

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

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M197519992023

How they compare

France currently reports 2.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 27,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.58 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 93.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 203,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 200,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 346,341 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 342,615 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 698,068 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 693,227 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 1.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 1.84 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,141 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 2.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,158 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France

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$), per, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
France, at 2.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 27,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.58 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
France ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.