Myanmar vs South Africa: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Myanmar
0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2019
South Africa
0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Myanmar rank
170th
South Africa rank
169th

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

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.080.1196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

Myanmar ranks 170th and South Africa ranks 169th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1990s 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2000s 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Myanmar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Myanmar and South Africa?
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Myanmar ranks 170th and South Africa ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), 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.