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

Cayman Islands
0.2571 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
Cayman Islands rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.050.10.150.20.25197820012024

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 0.2571 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 0.1878 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Cayman Islands has been ahead every year.

Cayman Islands ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands
2020s 0.2441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Cayman Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cayman Islands, at 0.2571 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1878 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cayman Islands ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), 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.