Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.2918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.3073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th 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.
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.2504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.2595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1978 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1874 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1983 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1911 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1857 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2929 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2667 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +48.3% | 0.1773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.2017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2546 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 16 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.8827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Slovakia 0.8491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Curacao 0.8424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 283.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2918 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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- Imports of goods and services Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.