Ghana vs South Africa: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.30 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 183.99 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 47th of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.70 million BoP, current US$ | 94.10 million BoP, current US$ | 85.40 million BoP, current US$ | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.64 million BoP, current US$ | 130.56 million BoP, current US$ | 126.92 million BoP, current US$ | South Africa |
| 1990s | 5.62 million BoP, current US$ | 46.34 million BoP, current US$ | 40.72 million BoP, current US$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7.42 million BoP, current US$ | 28.97 million BoP, current US$ | 21.56 million BoP, current US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 864.19 million BoP, current US$ | 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 704.43 million BoP, current US$ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps, Ghana or South Africa?
- Ghana, at 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.30 billion BoP, current US$ in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps between Ghana and South Africa?
- 183.99 million BoP, current US$, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Ghana ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 47th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.