Africa. Imports, 1970-2020
| year | billion $ | per capita, $ | billion $ | growth, % | share, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current prices | constant prices 1970 | World | |||||
| 1970 | 23.8 | 65.6 | 23.8 | 6.2 | |||
| 1971 | 26.6 | 71.5 | 24.8 | 3.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 1972 | 28.9 | 75.7 | 25.2 | 1.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 1973 | 37.7 | 96 | 27.4 | 8.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 1974 | 54.9 | 136.3 | 30.6 | 11.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 1975 | 66.9 | 161.4 | 34 | 11.3 | 6.6 | ||
| 1976 | 70.3 | 165.3 | 36.9 | 8.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 1977 | 81.4 | 186.1 | 41.9 | 13.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 1978 | 92.6 | 205.9 | 45.1 | 7.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 1979 | 102.1 | 220.7 | 42.5 | -5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 1980 | 134.7 | 283.3 | 45.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 1981 | 144.6 | 295.5 | 52.5 | 16.3 | 6.2 | ||
| 1982 | 124 | 246.5 | 44.2 | -15.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 1983 | 107.2 | 207.2 | 37.1 | -16 | 5 | ||
| 1984 | 103.2 | 193.7 | 35.8 | -3.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1985 | 95.1 | 173.6 | 35.1 | -1.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 1986 | 92.1 | 163.4 | 30.7 | -12.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 1987 | 93.9 | 162.1 | 27.5 | -10.6 | 3.2 | ||
| 1988 | 111.4 | 186.9 | 28.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 1989 | 121 | 197.6 | 31.5 | 8.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 1990 | 131.7 | 209.3 | 32.7 | 3.9 | 3 | ||
| 1991 | 128.8 | 199.4 | 34.3 | 5 | 2.9 | ||
| 1992 | 145.9 | 219.8 | 34.2 | -0.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 1993 | 136.2 | 200.2 | 35.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1994 | 139.7 | 199.9 | 35.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 1995 | 156.4 | 218.3 | 37 | 3.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 1996 | 158.9 | 216.3 | 41.3 | 11.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 1997 | 166.7 | 221.4 | 46.1 | 11.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 1998 | 171.1 | 222 | 47.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 1999 | 161.6 | 204.5 | 46.1 | -2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 2000 | 166.9 | 206.1 | 48 | 4.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2001 | 175.6 | 211.7 | 53.7 | 11.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 2002 | 185.6 | 218.4 | 56.4 | 5 | 2.3 | ||
| 2003 | 223.1 | 256.1 | 66 | 16.9 | 2.4 | ||
| 2004 | 265.6 | 297.7 | 66.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 2005 | 320.3 | 350.3 | 78.2 | 17.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 2006 | 376.7 | 401.6 | 88.2 | 12.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 2007 | 480.9 | 500.1 | 101.4 | 14.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 2008 | 597.2 | 605.5 | 103.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 2009 | 544.4 | 538.2 | 97.8 | -5.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 2010 | 600.3 | 578.5 | 96.6 | -1.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 2011 | 698.2 | 655.7 | 97.1 | 0.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 2012 | 720.9 | 659.6 | 99 | 2 | 3.2 | ||
| 2013 | 748.9 | 667.9 | 104.8 | 5.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 2014 | 757.3 | 657.9 | 104.7 | -0.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 2015 | 664 | 562.2 | 102.4 | -2.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 2016 | 592.2 | 488.7 | 99 | -3.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 2017 | 633.9 | 510.1 | 105.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 2018 | 713.4 | 560.1 | 114.3 | 8.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 2019 | 730.6 | 559.2 | 118.3 | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 623.5 | 465.8 | 102.5 | -13.3 | 2.8 | ||
| countries | # | $ | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 623,544,386,555 | 100 | |
| subregions | |||
| North Africa | 1 | 200,615,647,251 | 32.2 |
| West Africa | 2 | 159,201,077,396 | 25.5 |
| East Africa | 3 | 115,692,038,672 | 18.6 |
| Southern Africa | 4 | 92,511,786,653 | 14.8 |
| Central Africa | 5 | 55,523,836,584 | 8.9 |
| countries | |||
| South Africa | 1 | 77,153,706,635 | 12.37 |
| Egypt | 2 | 76,723,569,593 | 12.3 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 71,235,340,713 | 11.42 |
| Morocco | 4 | 48,821,359,791 | 7.83 |
| Algeria | 5 | 40,371,739,940 | 6.47 |
| Ghana | 6 | 24,550,159,762 | 3.94 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 23,138,204,728 | 3.71 |
| Kenya | 8 | 17,854,237,397 | 2.86 |
| Angola | 9 | 17,029,431,069 | 2.73 |
| Ethiopia | 10 | 16,354,894,642 | 2.62 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 | 14,543,808,269 | 2.33 |
| South Sudan | 12 | 14,283,273,301 | 2.29 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 12,811,068,437 | 2.05 |
| Guinea | 14 | 11,373,077,963 | 1.82 |
| Mozambique | 15 | 10,299,541,811 | 1.65 |
| Senegal | 16 | 9,686,097,525 | 1.55 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 9,420,417,526 | 1.51 |
| Uganda | 18 | 8,662,820,922 | 1.39 |
| Libya | 19 | 8,566,625,293 | 1.37 |
| Botswana | 20 | 7,317,577,609 | 1.17 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 7,272,194,083 | 1.17 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 6,700,043,240 | 1.07 |
| Djibouti | 23 | 6,065,664,045 | 0.97 |
| Zambia | 24 | 5,892,354,672 | 0.94 |
| Mali | 25 | 5,811,968,209 | 0.93 |
| Mauritius | 26 | 5,317,517,333 | 0.85 |
| Burkina Faso | 27 | 5,284,251,632 | 0.85 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 28 | 4,655,175,732 | 0.75 |
| Namibia | 29 | 4,447,011,366 | 0.71 |
| Malawi | 30 | 4,403,631,426 | 0.71 |
| Republic of the Congo | 31 | 4,070,846,711 | 0.65 |
| Mauritania | 32 | 4,059,731,900 | 0.65 |
| Madagascar | 33 | 3,767,772,595 | 0.6 |
| Benin | 34 | 3,703,551,406 | 0.59 |
| Rwanda | 35 | 3,648,977,104 | 0.59 |
| Niger | 36 | 3,557,474,963 | 0.57 |
| Gabon | 37 | 3,524,929,349 | 0.57 |
| Chad | 38 | 3,482,896,635 | 0.56 |
| Sudan | 39 | 2,994,147,906 | 0.48 |
| Togo | 40 | 2,233,720,033 | 0.36 |
| Lesotho | 41 | 1,976,044,718 | 0.32 |
| Swaziland | 42 | 1,617,446,326 | 0.26 |
| Sierra Leone | 43 | 1,481,614,701 | 0.24 |
| Liberia | 44 | 1,271,079,868 | 0.2 |
| Seychelles | 45 | 1,063,927,570 | 0.17 |
| Burundi | 46 | 1,021,202,733 | 0.16 |
| Cape Verde | 47 | 1,019,522,730 | 0.16 |
| Central African Republic | 48 | 773,794,275 | 0.12 |
| The Gambia | 49 | 689,127,579 | 0.11 |
| Eritrea | 50 | 560,505,806 | 0.09 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 51 | 433,289,975 | 0.07 |
| Comoros | 52 | 343,788,240 | 0.06 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 53 | 170,760,462 | 0.03 |
| Somalia | 54 | 31,468,311 | 0.01 |
© Ivan Kushnir