Bahrain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Bahrain
0.2621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahrain rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.050.10.150.20.25197519992024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.2621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0843 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1980s 0.1309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 0.0968 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 0.0853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 0.1766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2020s 0.2573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1979 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bahrain, at 0.2621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), 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.