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

Guyana
5,956 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
104.35 current US$ per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k197720002024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 5,956 current US$ per person against 104.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5,852 current US$ per person.

That makes Guyana's figure about 57.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 81.9 current US$ per person 32.93 current US$ per person 48.97 current US$ per person Guyana
1980s 124.21 current US$ per person 36.4 current US$ per person 87.81 current US$ per person Guyana
1990s 208.73 current US$ per person 36.85 current US$ per person 171.87 current US$ per person Guyana
2000s 299.91 current US$ per person 66.82 current US$ per person 233.09 current US$ per person Guyana
2010s 846.07 current US$ per person 112.7 current US$ per person 733.37 current US$ per person Guyana
2020s 4,132 current US$ per person 95.89 current US$ per person 4,036 current US$ per person Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per capita, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guyana, at 5,956 current US$ per person against 104.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per capita between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5,852 current US$ per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per capita?
Guyana ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.