Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central is 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.2625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Africa Western and Central 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.2419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.2625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0667 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1706 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +207.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Africa Western and Central changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +207.3% | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1706 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.1385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1706 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1576 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 33 Laos 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Estonia 0.5181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Nicaragua 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Lithuania 0.5078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Czechia 0.5036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4991 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Netherlands 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 942.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 368.43 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 19.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 807.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,600 current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 794.5 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Africa Western and Central was 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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$)
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- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.