France vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

France
615,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

France currently reports 615,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 610,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 108.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 44,417 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 650.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 63,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 788.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 62,394 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 133,855 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 132,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 245,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 242,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 437,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 432,646 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 524,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 519,105 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
France, at 615,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
610,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,360 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.