Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) - Country Ranking - Africa

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Eritrea 328.69 2011
2 Somalia 45.10 1989
3 Zambia 43.94 2010
4 The Gambia 16.20 2020
5 Ethiopia 15.60 2020
6 Dem. Rep. Congo 12.04 2020
7 Seychelles 9.37 2017
8 Burkina Faso 8.60 2019
9 Burundi 8.00 2020
10 Côte d'Ivoire 7.57 2020
11 Sierra Leone 7.49 2020
12 Senegal 6.37 2020
13 Botswana 5.16 2020
14 Libya 2.90 2020
15 Niger 2.70 2020
16 Tunisia 2.58 2018
17 Mauritania 1.98 2020
18 Chad 1.80 2020
19 Togo 0.77 2020
20 Uganda 0.44 2020
21 Mozambique -0.41 2020
22 Djibouti -0.50 2020
23 Eswatini -0.63 2020
24 Lesotho -1.49 2019
25 Mali -2.90 2020
26 Guinea-Bissau -3.00 2020
27 Rwanda -3.43 2020
28 Sudan -3.90 2020
29 Gabon -5.99 2020
30 Comoros -6.31 2020
31 Tanzania -7.58 2020
32 Equatorial Guinea -7.81 2020
33 Kenya -8.48 2020
34 Ghana -8.78 2020
35 Congo -10.40 2020
36 Morocco -12.17 2020
37 Namibia -14.72 2020
38 Algeria -16.29 2020
39 Madagascar -16.59 2020
40 Cameroon -17.21 2020
41 South Africa -17.42 2020
42 Guinea -17.61 2020
43 Egypt -17.89 2020
44 Benin -19.79 2020
45 Cabo Verde -22.50 2020
46 Nigeria -23.30 2020
47 Angola -23.48 2020
48 Central African Republic -24.33 2020
49 Mauritius -28.92 2020
50 Zimbabwe -33.33 2018

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual