Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita

Bahamas
5,484 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
104.35 current US$ per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Bahamas
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k197620002024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 5,484 current US$ per person against 104.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5,380 current US$ per person.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 52.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 199 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 862.99 current US$ per person 32.93 current US$ per person 830.06 current US$ per person Bahamas
1980s 1,451 current US$ per person 33.08 current US$ per person 1,418 current US$ per person Bahamas
1990s 2,163 current US$ per person 36.52 current US$ per person 2,127 current US$ per person Bahamas
2000s 3,367 current US$ per person 66.82 current US$ per person 3,300 current US$ per person Bahamas
2010s 3,925 current US$ per person 112.7 current US$ per person 3,812 current US$ per person Bahamas
2020s 4,331 current US$ per person 97.58 current US$ per person 4,234 current US$ per person Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per capita, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bahamas, at 5,484 current US$ per person against 104.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per capita between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5,380 current US$ per person, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per capita?
Bahamas ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.