China vs United States: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

China
0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States
0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
194th
United States rank
197th

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

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United States ahead.

China ranks 194th and United States ranks 197th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States
1990s 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2000s 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2010s 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, China or United States?
China, at 0.0319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between China and United States?
0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do China and United States rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 194th and United States ranks 197th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), 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.