What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.7314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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.

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

Netherlands

1.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Netherlands rank

18th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

21st

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

Netherlands
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.7314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 3.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Netherlands ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
1980s	0.5219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2893 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
1990s	0.5343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
2000s	0.7844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
2010s	1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
2020s	1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands

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$), per, Netherlands or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Netherlands, at 1.07 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.7314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Netherlands ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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: 14 September 2026

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.