Aruba vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Aruba
0.3049 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Aruba rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
15th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Aruba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 0.3049 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Aruba's figure about 4.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Aruba has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 198 countries.

Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
1990s 0.4995 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4501 current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2000s 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2010s 0.2938 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0657 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.228 current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba
2020s 0.3055 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Aruba or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Aruba, at 0.3049 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Aruba ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.