Senegal vs Zambia: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Senegal
16.77 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Zambia
14.90 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Senegal rank
108th
Zambia rank
111th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Senegal
  • Zambia
05.0B10.0B15.0B197419992024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 16.77 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 1.87 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Senegal ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 111th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ 170.41 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1980s 1.50 billion BoP, current US$ 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ 50.27 million BoP, current US$ Senegal
1990s 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ 183.44 million BoP, current US$ Senegal
2000s 3.96 billion BoP, current US$ 3.47 billion BoP, current US$ 494.75 million BoP, current US$ Senegal
2010s 7.85 billion BoP, current US$ 9.62 billion BoP, current US$ 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ Zambia
2020s 14.26 billion BoP, current US$ 10.09 billion BoP, current US$ 4.17 billion BoP, current US$ Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Senegal or Zambia?
Senegal, at 16.77 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.90 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Senegal and Zambia?
1.87 billion BoP, current US$, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Senegal ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 111th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.