What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.

What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 7.5%

Rank

24th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

All-time low

0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1996

Years of data

1977–2024

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 47 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 imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1977 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1977	0.1865 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.1992 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1979	0.1924 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1980	0.2084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1981	0.1742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1982	0.1525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1983	0.1423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1984	0.1486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1985	0.1328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1986	0.133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1987	0.1378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1988	0.1491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1989	0.1447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1990	0.1375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1991	0.1338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1992	0.1545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1993	0.1537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1994	0.1656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1995	0.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1996	0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1997	0.1309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1998	0.1312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1999	0.1936 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.6%
2000	0.1765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2001	0.1933 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2002	0.1845 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2003	0.1904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2004	0.1879 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2005	0.2013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2006	0.1913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2007	0.205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2008	0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2009	0.1967 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2010	0.2027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2011	0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2012	0.2213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2013	0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2014	0.2082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2015	0.203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2016	0.1925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2017	0.1859 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2018	0.1947 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2019	0.1778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2020	0.1649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2021	0.1784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2022	0.2013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2023	0.2061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2024	0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1927 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1865 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1992 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	3
1980s	0.1523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1936 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

21 Kosovo 0.5935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Gambia 0.5773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Hungary 0.5626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Curacao 0.5576 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Nauru 0.5521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 Thailand 0.5402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.2216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Goods 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, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.