Ghana vs South Africa: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps

Ghana
2.48 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Africa
2.30 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ghana rank
45th
South Africa rank
47th

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
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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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Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.