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

Bahrain
0.888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.3377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahrain rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd

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

  • Bahrain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.511.52197519992024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Bahrain ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.2 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2763 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1980s 0.9829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 1.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 0.9407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 0.8005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2020s 0.8414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain

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$), per, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bahrain, at 0.888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.5503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Bahrain ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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