Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
16th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.1251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1991
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.2348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.1499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.1586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1831 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1972 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.1631 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 13 Eritrea 0.6672 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Lesotho 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 0.6426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Seychelles 0.6214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 North Macedonia 0.6111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Marshall Islands 0.6068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Slovenia 0.6015 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 imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.2348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.