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

Madagascar
0.345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.3431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar rank
151st
South Africa rank
152nd

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

  • Madagascar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 151st and South Africa ranks 152nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.1891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.2558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2000s 0.3475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2010s 0.3649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2020s 0.3612 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Madagascar

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$), per, Madagascar or South Africa?
Madagascar, at 0.345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Madagascar and South Africa?
0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Madagascar ranks 151st and South Africa ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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
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Coverage
246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
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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.