Africa Eastern and Southern vs Libya: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Libya
0.2284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
30th
Libya rank
31st

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Libya
00.050.10.150.20.25197720002024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.2284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 3.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Libya ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Libya ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Libya Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.0564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Libya?
Libya, at 0.2284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Libya?
0.1684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Libya?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Libya rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Libya ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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