Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Southern Africa

Imports of goods and services in Southern Africa in 2025 — 145,823,603,258 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,632.1%.

2025 146B US$ +2.59% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 149B US$2022
Period minimum 1.73B US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Southern Africa, 1960–2025050B100B150B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,885,955,534 US$1962: 1,791,602,129 US$1964: 2,693,374,780 US$1966: 2,917,079,828 US$1968: 3,386,580,313 US$1970: 4,629,623,492 US$1972: 4,890,619,489 US$1974: 10,513,527,316 US$1976: 10,725,535,181 US$1978: 12,271,426,013 US$1980: 24,570,721,276 US$1982: 22,399,838,613 US$1984: 19,457,918,765 US$1986: 15,751,531,757 US$1988: 23,124,528,288 US$1990: 24,304,270,007 US$1992: 25,984,386,374 US$1994: 30,348,041,851 US$1996: 37,179,805,410 US$1998: 37,400,042,810 US$2000: 37,169,044,691 US$2002: 36,090,113,232 US$2004: 65,031,192,639 US$2006: 90,850,476,566 US$2008: 119,777,665,105 US$2010: 118,647,913,331 US$2012: 142,957,614,102 US$2014: 137,369,611,853 US$2016: 106,441,942,736 US$2018: 127,497,190,704 US$2020: 93,929,683,520 US$2022: 148,602,432,299 US$2024: 142,138,570,488 US$2025: 145,823,603,258 US$
Change over the period: +144B (+7,632.08%) Average annual rate: 6.92 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 146B US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 146B +3.69B +2.59%
2024 142B −1.56B −1.09%
2023 144B −4.9B −3.3%
2022 149B +23.66B +18.94%
2021 125B +31.01B +33.02%
2020 93.93B −27.72B −22.79%
2019 122B −5.85B −4.59%
2018 127B +10.92B +9.37%
2017 117B +10.13B +9.52%
2016 106B −13B −10.88%
2015 119B −17.93B −13.05%
2014 137B −5.52B −3.86%
2013 143B −71.68M −0.05%
2012 143B +1.53B +1.08%
2011 141B +22.78B +19.2%
2010 119B +23.74B +25.02%
2009 94.9B −24.87B −20.77%
2008 120B +11.44B +10.56%
2007 108B +17.49B +19.25%
2006 90.85B +15.57B +20.68%
2005 75.28B +10.25B +15.76%
2004 65.03B +16.7B +34.54%
2003 48.33B +12.24B +33.93%
2002 36.09B +1.37B +3.94%
2001 34.72B −2.45B −6.58%
2000 37.17B +2.56B +7.4%
1999 34.61B −2.79B −7.47%
1998 37.4B −1.96B −4.98%
1997 39.36B +2.18B +5.86%
1996 37.18B −220M −0.59%
1995 37.4B +7.05B +23.24%
1994 30.35B +3.88B +14.65%
1993 26.47B +485M +1.87%
1992 25.98B +1.64B +6.75%
1991 24.34B +36.5M +0.15%
1990 24.3B +1.18B +5.1%
1989 23.12B +253,185 +0%
1988 23.12B +3.54B +18.06%
1987 19.59B +3.84B +24.35%
1986 15.75B +1.61B +11.42%
1985 14.14B −5.32B −27.34%
1984 19.46B −272M −1.38%
1983 19.73B −2.67B −11.92%
1982 22.4B −5.54B −19.83%
1981 27.94B +3.37B +13.71%
1980 24.57B +9.26B +60.52%
1979 15.31B +3.04B +24.73%
1978 12.27B +1.8B +17.21%
1977 10.47B −256M −2.38%
1976 10.73B −799M −6.93%
1975 11.52B +1.01B +9.62%
1974 10.51B +3.81B +56.73%
1973 6.71B +1.82B +37.16%
1972 4.89B −385M −7.3%
1971 5.28B +646M +13.95%
1970 4.63B +785M +20.41%
1969 3.84B +458M +13.53%
1968 3.39B −14.39M −0.42%
1967 3.4B +484M +16.59%
1966 2.92B −171M −5.52%
1965 3.09B +394M +14.64%
1964 2.69B +466M +20.92%
1963 2.23B +436M +24.32%
1962 1.79B +63.17M +3.65%
1961 1.73B −158M −8.35%
1960 1.89B

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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