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

South Africa
115,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
115,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2010
South Africa rank
126th
Syria rank
127th

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

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

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 115,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 115,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Syria ahead.

South Africa ranks 126th and Syria ranks 127th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 11,890 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,905 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syria
1980s 18,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,066 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syria
1990s 26,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syria
2000s 60,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 65,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,964 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syria
2010s 95,464 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 115,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Syria

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$), per, South Africa or Syria?
South Africa, at 115,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 115,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between South Africa and Syria?
321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Syria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
How do South Africa and Syria rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
South Africa ranks 126th and Syria ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.