Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) - Africa

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Description: The map below shows how Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) varies by country in Africa. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is South Africa, with a value of 72,680,080,000.00. The country with the lowest value in the region is São Tomé and Principe, with a value of 154,731,700.00.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual