Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Western Africa

Imports of goods and services in Western Africa in 2025 — 93,847,690,058 US$. Since 1967, the indicator has risen by 6,612.9%.

2025 93.85B US$ −15.24% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 112B US$2023
Period minimum 1.4B US$1967

Trend over time

1967–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Western Africa, 1967–2025050B100B150B196719731979198519911997200320092015202120251967: 1,398,026,876 US$1968: 1,520,291,203 US$1969: 1,661,995,444 US$1970: 1,940,306,763 US$1971: 2,063,332,722 US$1972: 2,274,468,925 US$1973: 3,071,273,478 US$1974: 4,190,175,368 US$1975: 4,943,172,265 US$1976: 5,201,558,057 US$1977: 6,212,602,347 US$1978: 7,529,899,705 US$1979: 9,041,984,888 US$1980: 10,955,649,409 US$1981: 10,123,875,472 US$1982: 8,954,504,537 US$1983: 7,772,194,578 US$1984: 7,309,462,580 US$1985: 7,864,921,191 US$1986: 9,982,178,856 US$1987: 11,072,099,781 US$1988: 11,254,163,968 US$1989: 10,942,264,980 US$1990: 12,517,652,292 US$1991: 12,462,882,308 US$1992: 12,783,751,367 US$1993: 12,290,643,577 US$1994: 11,088,302,293 US$1995: 14,043,485,632 US$1996: 15,343,919,383 US$1997: 15,968,336,483 US$1998: 16,834,459,901 US$1999: 17,503,108,464 US$2000: 15,857,895,306 US$2001: 16,496,677,397 US$2002: 17,096,396,607 US$2003: 20,919,426,190 US$2004: 25,596,816,994 US$2005: 29,678,568,718 US$2006: 33,041,621,876 US$2007: 40,794,324,726 US$2008: 50,735,311,788 US$2009: 46,413,692,383 US$2010: 54,020,129,958 US$2011: 63,154,148,184 US$2012: 69,982,110,410 US$2013: 74,895,014,490 US$2014: 71,779,814,961 US$2015: 67,982,300,455 US$2016: 69,299,382,196 US$2017: 74,063,916,518 US$2018: 81,649,088,559 US$2019: 85,669,908,227 US$2020: 85,722,198,197 US$2021: 98,819,839,699 US$2022: 107,724,412,531 US$2023: 111,886,252,361 US$2024: 110,718,328,772 US$2025: 93,847,690,058 US$
Change over the period: +92.45B (+6,612.87%) Average annual rate: 7.52 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Western Africa 93.85B US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 93.85B −16.87B −15.24%
2024 111B −1.17B −1.04%
2023 112B +4.16B +3.86%
2022 108B +8.9B +9.01%
2021 98.82B +13.1B +15.28%
2020 85.72B +52.29M +0.06%
2019 85.67B +4.02B +4.92%
2018 81.65B +7.59B +10.24%
2017 74.06B +4.76B +6.88%
2016 69.3B +1.32B +1.94%
2015 67.98B −3.8B −5.29%
2014 71.78B −3.12B −4.16%
2013 74.9B +4.91B +7.02%
2012 69.98B +6.83B +10.81%
2011 63.15B +9.13B +16.91%
2010 54.02B +7.61B +16.39%
2009 46.41B −4.32B −8.52%
2008 50.74B +9.94B +24.37%
2007 40.79B +7.75B +23.46%
2006 33.04B +3.36B +11.33%
2005 29.68B +4.08B +15.95%
2004 25.6B +4.68B +22.36%
2003 20.92B +3.82B +22.36%
2002 17.1B +600M +3.64%
2001 16.5B +639M +4.03%
2000 15.86B −1.65B −9.4%
1999 17.5B +669M +3.97%
1998 16.83B +866M +5.42%
1997 15.97B +624M +4.07%
1996 15.34B +1.3B +9.26%
1995 14.04B +2.96B +26.65%
1994 11.09B −1.2B −9.78%
1993 12.29B −493M −3.86%
1992 12.78B +321M +2.57%
1991 12.46B −54.77M −0.44%
1990 12.52B +1.58B +14.4%
1989 10.94B −312M −2.77%
1988 11.25B +182M +1.64%
1987 11.07B +1.09B +10.92%
1986 9.98B +2.12B +26.92%
1985 7.86B +555M +7.6%
1984 7.31B −463M −5.95%
1983 7.77B −1.18B −13.2%
1982 8.95B −1.17B −11.55%
1981 10.12B −832M −7.59%
1980 10.96B +1.91B +21.16%
1979 9.04B +1.51B +20.08%
1978 7.53B +1.32B +21.2%
1977 6.21B +1.01B +19.44%
1976 5.2B +258M +5.23%
1975 4.94B +753M +17.97%
1974 4.19B +1.12B +36.43%
1973 3.07B +797M +35.03%
1972 2.27B +211M +10.23%
1971 2.06B +123M +6.34%
1970 1.94B +278M +16.75%
1969 1.66B +142M +9.32%
1968 1.52B +122M +8.75%
1967 1.4B

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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