India vs South Africa: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

India
0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India rank
166th
South Africa rank
168th

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

  • India
  • South Africa
0.020.040.06196019922025

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

India ranks 166th and South Africa ranks 168th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP India
2010s 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0434 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, India or South Africa?
India, at 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between India and South Africa?
0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do India and South Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
India ranks 166th and South Africa ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.