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

Palau
0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Palau rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st

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

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.20.40.60.81197720002024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Palau's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Palau ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2010s 0.8854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau
2020s 0.8774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5939 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Palau

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$), per, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Palau, at 0.8959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.5573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Palau ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.