Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Service imports

Finland
48.94 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
138.68 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Finland rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd

Service imports over time

  • Finland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050.0B100.0B150.0B197520002025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 138.68 billion BoP, current US$ against 48.94 billion BoP, current US$ in Finland, a difference of 89.74 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.8 times Finland's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 200 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.83 billion BoP, current US$ 13.11 billion BoP, current US$ 11.27 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 3.55 billion BoP, current US$ 15.89 billion BoP, current US$ 12.34 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 7.89 billion BoP, current US$ 23.73 billion BoP, current US$ 15.84 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 17.31 billion BoP, current US$ 57.33 billion BoP, current US$ 40.02 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 30.96 billion BoP, current US$ 119.89 billion BoP, current US$ 88.93 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 40.86 billion BoP, current US$ 124.63 billion BoP, current US$ 83.78 billion BoP, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports, Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 138.68 billion BoP, current US$ against 48.94 billion BoP, current US$ in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in service imports between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
89.74 billion BoP, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for service imports?
Finland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Service imports. Statizoid, drawing on Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/service-imports-bop-current-us/finland/sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/service-imports-bop-current-us/finland/sub-saharan-africa/">Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Service imports</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,795 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.