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

Marshall Islands
1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.250.50.7511.21.5197720002024

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.6914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands
2010s 1.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands
2020s 0.9119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands

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$), per, Marshall Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Marshall Islands, at 1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.6914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Marshall Islands ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.