Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Guyana
0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Guyana rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th

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

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.10.20.30.4197720002024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guyana's figure about 4.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1980s 0.2006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1990s 0.2761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2000s 0.1946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2010s 0.1475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2020s 0.319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Guyana, at 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.2231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Guyana ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), 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.