Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) - Country Ranking - Africa
Definition: 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. Data are in constant local currency.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 27,185,500,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 2 | Uganda | 25,532,900,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 20,073,100,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 10,360,000,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9,460,620,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 6 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 7,441,270,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 7,207,780,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 8 | Senegal | 5,871,620,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 5,870,070,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 10 | Cameroon | 4,293,870,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 11 | Algeria | 3,989,690,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 12 | Gabon | 3,950,490,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 3,212,430,000,000.00 | 2019 |
| 14 | Rwanda | 3,142,830,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 15 | Benin | 2,214,680,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 16 | Niger | 1,987,750,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 17 | Congo | 1,854,550,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,839,820,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 19 | Chad | 1,810,670,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 20 | Mali | 1,779,870,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 21 | Kenya | 1,744,080,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 22 | Togo | 1,362,200,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 23 | South Africa | 1,069,410,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 24 | Burundi | 905,233,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 25 | Egypt | 841,300,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 26 | Djibouti | 803,869,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 550,106,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 28 | Mozambique | 487,647,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 29 | Morocco | 445,852,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 264,519,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 31 | Angola | 203,198,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 198,516,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 33 | Mauritania | 144,369,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 34 | Comoros | 141,941,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 35 | Mauritius | 141,636,000,000.00 | 2020 |
| 36 | Botswana | 89,547,900,000.00 | 2020 |
| 37 | Cabo Verde | 85,464,340,000.00 | 2020 |
| 38 | Namibia | 70,382,960,000.00 | 2020 |
| 39 | Ghana | 47,984,970,000.00 | 2020 |
| 40 | Tunisia | 47,757,040,000.00 | 2018 |
| 41 | Somalia | 35,823,100,000.00 | 1989 |
| 42 | Zambia | 30,015,400,000.00 | 2010 |
| 43 | The Gambia | 27,942,240,000.00 | 2020 |
| 44 | Eswatini | 22,149,560,000.00 | 2020 |
| 45 | Lesotho | 21,856,830,000.00 | 2019 |
| 46 | Libya | 16,500,420,000.00 | 2020 |
| 47 | Eritrea | 9,283,192,000.00 | 2011 |
| 48 | Seychelles | 8,984,997,000.00 | 2017 |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 7,642,202,000.00 | 2018 |
| 50 | Sudan | 1,114,657,000.00 | 2020 |
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Base Period: varies by country
Periodicity: Annual
