Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Sub-Saharan Africa

Imports of goods and services in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 616,444,170,436 US$. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 1,606.7%.

2025 616B US$ +8.19% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 616B US$2025
Period minimum 36.12B US$1976

Trend over time

1976–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1976–20250200B400B600B800B197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 36,118,312,837 US$1977: 38,842,836,278 US$1978: 45,762,035,803 US$1979: 55,424,926,019 US$1980: 74,485,948,936 US$1981: 79,084,624,518 US$1982: 68,123,870,391 US$1983: 60,003,459,392 US$1984: 59,465,798,309 US$1985: 52,409,101,127 US$1986: 58,076,225,090 US$1987: 67,100,118,729 US$1988: 72,389,817,831 US$1989: 74,120,790,057 US$1990: 79,915,125,810 US$1991: 83,275,098,554 US$1992: 80,781,623,278 US$1993: 79,106,817,553 US$1994: 86,086,779,769 US$1995: 104,404,160,121 US$1996: 109,013,514,550 US$1997: 113,089,690,663 US$1998: 112,276,408,468 US$1999: 106,787,485,354 US$2000: 111,539,724,455 US$2001: 107,925,122,253 US$2002: 116,735,792,348 US$2003: 144,170,937,919 US$2004: 181,174,285,840 US$2005: 218,112,793,781 US$2006: 253,463,240,845 US$2007: 317,713,436,427 US$2008: 386,784,777,854 US$2009: 340,436,555,219 US$2010: 390,108,175,545 US$2011: 458,522,259,035 US$2012: 480,336,519,748 US$2013: 502,635,365,993 US$2014: 499,670,172,096 US$2015: 431,675,266,269 US$2016: 383,749,490,683 US$2017: 420,272,890,642 US$2018: 456,659,507,980 US$2019: 445,490,119,470 US$2020: 383,085,794,802 US$2021: 477,171,353,730 US$2022: 567,333,411,778 US$2023: 557,598,620,344 US$2024: 569,779,471,011 US$2025: 616,444,170,436 US$
Change over the period: +580B (+1,606.74%) Average annual rate: 5.96 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 616B US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 616B +46.66B +8.19%
2024 570B +12.18B +2.18%
2023 558B −9.73B −1.72%
2022 567B +90.16B +18.9%
2021 477B +94.09B +24.56%
2020 383B −62.4B −14.01%
2019 445B −11.17B −2.45%
2018 457B +36.39B +8.66%
2017 420B +36.52B +9.52%
2016 384B −47.93B −11.1%
2015 432B −67.99B −13.61%
2014 500B −2.97B −0.59%
2013 503B +22.3B +4.64%
2012 480B +21.81B +4.76%
2011 459B +68.41B +17.54%
2010 390B +49.67B +14.59%
2009 340B −46.35B −11.98%
2008 387B +69.07B +21.74%
2007 318B +64.25B +25.35%
2006 253B +35.35B +16.21%
2005 218B +36.94B +20.39%
2004 181B +37B +25.67%
2003 144B +27.44B +23.5%
2002 117B +8.81B +8.16%
2001 108B −3.61B −3.24%
2000 112B +4.75B +4.45%
1999 107B −5.49B −4.89%
1998 112B −813M −0.72%
1997 113B +4.08B +3.74%
1996 109B +4.61B +4.41%
1995 104B +18.32B +21.28%
1994 86.09B +6.98B +8.82%
1993 79.11B −1.67B −2.07%
1992 80.78B −2.49B −2.99%
1991 83.28B +3.36B +4.2%
1990 79.92B +5.79B +7.82%
1989 74.12B +1.73B +2.39%
1988 72.39B +5.29B +7.88%
1987 67.1B +9.02B +15.54%
1986 58.08B +5.67B +10.81%
1985 52.41B −7.06B −11.87%
1984 59.47B −538M −0.9%
1983 60B −8.12B −11.92%
1982 68.12B −10.96B −13.86%
1981 79.08B +4.6B +6.17%
1980 74.49B +19.06B +34.39%
1979 55.42B +9.66B +21.12%
1978 45.76B +6.92B +17.81%
1977 38.84B +2.72B +7.54%
1976 36.12B

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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