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

0.5986 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Switzerland: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Switzerland

0.9372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

21st

Switzerland rank

20th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.9372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5986 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Switzerland
1980s	0.2326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.44 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Switzerland
1990s	0.2316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Switzerland
2000s	0.3055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Switzerland
2010s	0.3129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Switzerland
2020s	0.2945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Switzerland

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$), per, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.9372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?: 0.5986 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.