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

The highest recorded value was 0.3067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is imports of goods and services (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 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Imports of goods and services (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): Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 7.8%

Rank

22nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.3067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1996

Years of data

1977–2024

Imports of goods and services (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

In 2024, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 22nd 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.

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (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	0.2502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.2593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1979	0.2506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1980	0.2722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1981	0.2234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1982	0.1977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1983	0.1872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1984	0.1932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1985	0.1789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1986	0.1822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1987	0.1848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1988	0.1978 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1989	0.1968 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1990	0.1907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1991	0.1853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1992	0.2128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1993	0.2147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1994	0.2266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1995	0.1899 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1996	0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1997	0.1758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1998	0.1766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1999	0.262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.4%
2000	0.2399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2001	0.2642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2002	0.252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2003	0.2534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2004	0.2496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2005	0.2626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2006	0.2582 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2007	0.279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
2008	0.3067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2009	0.2736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2010	0.2753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2011	0.2989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2012	0.2922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2013	0.2803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2014	0.2774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2015	0.2704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2016	0.256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2017	0.2518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2018	0.2658 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2019	0.2444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2020	0.2196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2021	0.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2022	0.259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
2023	0.2699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2024	0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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	+48.4%	0.1766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	3
1980s	0.2014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2713 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2989 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

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

19 Lesotho 0.838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Vietnam 0.8371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
21 Marshall Islands 0.8321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 Kyrgyzstan 0.8313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Cambodia 0.7832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Estonia 0.7741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Belgium 0.7733 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 imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.2909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.3067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Imports of goods and services (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.

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Imports of goods and services (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, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (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.