Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.9%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1991
Years of data
48
1978–2025
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.2051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.2948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0.2016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1739 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1815 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1682 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1524 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1986 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1996 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1944 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1986 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1944 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 26 Congo 0.5067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Eswatini 0.4789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Guinea 0.4656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Estonia 0.4516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Kuwait 0.4497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Zambia 0.4492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 0.4349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -3.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 885.91 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.2051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Goods exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.