Guinea-Bissau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual

Guinea-Bissau
30.54 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.55 % change on previous year
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-50050100196119922023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 30.54 % change on previous year against 1.55 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 28.99 % change on previous year.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 19.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 9.2 % change on previous year 17.5 % change on previous year 8.3 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 11.11 % change on previous year 5.27 % change on previous year 5.84 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
1990s -2.65 % change on previous year 12.23 % change on previous year 14.89 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 8.46 % change on previous year 15.17 % change on previous year 6.72 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 5.53 % change on previous year 3.61 % change on previous year 1.91 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
2020s 16.89 % change on previous year 6.82 % change on previous year 10.07 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, Guinea-Bissau or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Guinea-Bissau, at 30.54 % change on previous year against 1.55 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
28.99 % change on previous year, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.