Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
188th
Zimbabwe rank
186th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwe
0.0250.050.0750.10.125197720002024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 188th and Zimbabwe ranks 186th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1980s 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1990s 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0965 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0791 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0762 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.0536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 188th and Zimbabwe ranks 186th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), 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.