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

Lebanon
0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lebanon rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
15th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2614 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 4.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 198 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3632 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0644 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2988 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.2753 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0657 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.2503 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lebanon, at 0.329 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.2614 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.