Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.2657 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Maldives's figure about 4.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2911 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.4765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.1511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Maldives, at 0.2657 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.