Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Seychelles
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.6368 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 0.4106 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 203 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 0.6757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.5425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.8081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.6873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Seychelles, at 0.6368 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.4106 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.