Hungary vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Hungary
0.6459 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hungary rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd

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

  • Hungary
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.20.40.60.81196019922025

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.6459 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4197 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Hungary's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 203 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.362 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary
1970s 0.4706 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2962 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary
1980s 0.366 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary
1990s 0.3823 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary
2000s 0.6237 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4148 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary
2010s 0.7306 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2207 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.51 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary
2020s 0.7478 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.539 current US$ per US$ of GDP Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Hungary or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Hungary, at 0.6459 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.4197 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Hungary ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise 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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise 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.