Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Eastern Africa

Merchandise imports in Eastern Africa in 2025 — 146,304,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 10,571.3%.

2025 146B US$ +10.96% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 146B US$2025
Period minimum 1.37B US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Eastern Africa, 1960–2025050B100B150B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,371,000,000 US$1962: 1,365,000,000 US$1964: 1,753,000,000 US$1966: 2,134,000,000 US$1968: 2,403,000,000 US$1970: 2,746,000,000 US$1972: 3,270,000,000 US$1974: 5,444,000,000 US$1976: 4,995,000,000 US$1978: 7,199,000,000 US$1980: 10,373,000,000 US$1982: 9,690,000,000 US$1984: 7,713,000,000 US$1986: 8,449,000,000 US$1988: 10,713,000,000 US$1990: 12,774,000,000 US$1992: 12,946,000,000 US$1994: 14,031,000,000 US$1996: 16,697,000,000 US$1998: 17,297,000,000 US$2000: 16,695,000,000 US$2002: 17,261,000,000 US$2004: 25,732,000,000 US$2006: 37,266,000,000 US$2008: 57,938,000,000 US$2010: 62,884,000,000 US$2012: 88,778,000,000 US$2014: 96,563,000,000 US$2016: 81,857,000,000 US$2018: 96,786,000,000 US$2020: 86,116,000,000 US$2022: 128,222,000,000 US$2024: 131,848,000,000 US$2025: 146,304,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +145B (+10,571.33%) Average annual rate: 7.45 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Africa 146B US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 146B +14.46B +10.96%
2024 132B +7.7B +6.2%
2023 124B −4.08B −3.18%
2022 128B +22.34B +21.09%
2021 106B +19.77B +22.96%
2020 86.12B −8.69B −9.16%
2019 94.8B −1.98B −2.05%
2018 96.79B +8.33B +9.42%
2017 88.45B +6.6B +8.06%
2016 81.86B −7.88B −8.78%
2015 89.73B −6.83B −7.07%
2014 96.56B +2.75B +2.93%
2013 93.82B +5.04B +5.67%
2012 88.78B +9.65B +12.19%
2011 79.13B +16.25B +25.83%
2010 62.88B +7.5B +13.53%
2009 55.39B −2.55B −4.4%
2008 57.94B +12.57B +27.7%
2007 45.37B +8.11B +21.75%
2006 37.27B +5.99B +19.14%
2005 31.28B +5.55B +21.56%
2004 25.73B +4.51B +21.27%
2003 21.22B +3.96B +22.92%
2002 17.26B −333M −1.89%
2001 17.59B +899M +5.38%
2000 16.7B −171M −1.01%
1999 16.87B −431M −2.49%
1998 17.3B +133M +0.77%
1997 17.16B +467M +2.8%
1996 16.7B +1.05B +6.68%
1995 15.65B +1.62B +11.55%
1994 14.03B +1.4B +11.11%
1993 12.63B −318M −2.46%
1992 12.95B +1.17B +9.89%
1991 11.78B −993M −7.77%
1990 12.77B +1.57B +13.96%
1989 11.21B +496M +4.63%
1988 10.71B +945M +9.67%
1987 9.77B +1.32B +15.61%
1986 8.45B +227M +2.76%
1985 8.22B +509M +6.6%
1984 7.71B −340M −4.22%
1983 8.05B −1.64B −16.89%
1982 9.69B −564M −5.5%
1981 10.25B −119M −1.15%
1980 10.37B +2.36B +29.47%
1979 8.01B +813M +11.29%
1978 7.2B +1.48B +25.79%
1977 5.72B +728M +14.57%
1976 5B −823M −14.15%
1975 5.82B +374M +6.87%
1974 5.44B +1.66B +43.87%
1973 3.78B +514M +15.72%
1972 3.27B +0 +0%
1971 3.27B +524M +19.08%
1970 2.75B +352M +14.7%
1969 2.39B −9M −0.37%
1968 2.4B +194M +8.78%
1967 2.21B +75M +3.51%
1966 2.13B +89M +4.35%
1965 2.05B +292M +16.66%
1964 1.75B +324M +22.67%
1963 1.43B +64M +4.69%
1962 1.37B −28M −2.01%
1961 1.39B +22M +1.6%
1960 1.37B

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.