Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Seychelles
0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Seychelles rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Seychelles
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.4102 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa'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 ranks 21st 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 | 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 | 0.1746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.5425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.8081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.6873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.478 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$), per unit of gdp, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Seychelles, at 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.4102 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.