Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita
Kuwait
5,887 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
104.35 current US$ per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5,887 current US$ per person against 104.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5,783 current US$ per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 56.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,144 current US$ per person | 32.93 current US$ per person | 1,111 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1,664 current US$ per person | 33.08 current US$ per person | 1,631 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2,183 current US$ per person | 36.85 current US$ per person | 2,146 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,365 current US$ per person | 66.82 current US$ per person | 3,298 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 6,155 current US$ per person | 112.7 current US$ per person | 6,042 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 5,085 current US$ per person | 97.58 current US$ per person | 4,987 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per capita, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 5,887 current US$ per person against 104.35 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5,783 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.