Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0831 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0.0584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0489 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0612 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0685 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0739 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0831 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0768 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0712 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0667 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0576 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +50.6% | 0.0455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0685 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0685 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0831 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 17 Dominica 0.2873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Curacao 0.2848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Grenada 0.2799 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Maldives 0.2679 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Bahrain 0.2621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Cayman Islands 0.2571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0831 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Service imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.