Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods, services and primary income

Israel
189.38 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
671.32 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Israel rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Israel
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 671.32 billion BoP, current US$ against 189.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Israel, a difference of 481.94 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.5 times Israel's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 200 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 9.71 billion BoP, current US$ 57.31 billion BoP, current US$ 47.60 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 16.37 billion BoP, current US$ 74.91 billion BoP, current US$ 58.54 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 35.06 billion BoP, current US$ 100.98 billion BoP, current US$ 65.91 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 64.49 billion BoP, current US$ 251.34 billion BoP, current US$ 186.85 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 105.04 billion BoP, current US$ 539.07 billion BoP, current US$ 434.02 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 151.66 billion BoP, current US$ 613.66 billion BoP, current US$ 462.00 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 671.32 billion BoP, current US$ against 189.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
481.94 billion BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Israel ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.