Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Middle Africa

Merchandise imports in Middle Africa in 2025 — 69,021,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11,122.9%.

2025 69.02B US$ +10.77% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 73.35B US$2014
Period minimum 524M US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Middle Africa, 1960–2025020B40B60B80B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 615,000,000 US$1962: 524,000,000 US$1964: 583,000,000 US$1966: 681,000,000 US$1968: 877,000,000 US$1970: 1,057,000,000 US$1972: 1,277,000,000 US$1974: 2,017,000,000 US$1976: 2,049,000,000 US$1978: 3,314,000,000 US$1980: 5,903,000,000 US$1982: 5,306,000,000 US$1984: 5,184,000,000 US$1986: 5,984,000,000 US$1988: 6,115,000,000 US$1990: 6,777,000,000 US$1992: 5,710,000,000 US$1994: 4,974,000,000 US$1996: 7,651,000,000 US$1998: 7,295,000,000 US$2000: 7,542,000,000 US$2002: 10,821,000,000 US$2004: 14,842,000,000 US$2006: 22,202,000,000 US$2008: 43,272,000,000 US$2010: 43,386,000,000 US$2012: 59,361,000,000 US$2014: 73,346,000,000 US$2016: 47,366,000,000 US$2018: 42,032,000,000 US$2020: 30,966,000,000 US$2022: 48,888,000,000 US$2024: 62,312,000,000 US$2025: 69,021,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +68.41B (+11,122.93%) Average annual rate: 7.53 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle Africa 69.02B US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 69.02B +6.71B +10.77%
2024 62.31B −304M −0.49%
2023 62.62B +13.73B +28.08%
2022 48.89B +13.31B +37.4%
2021 35.58B +4.62B +14.9%
2020 30.97B −9.31B −23.11%
2019 40.27B −1.76B −4.19%
2018 42.03B +3.24B +8.34%
2017 38.8B −8.57B −18.1%
2016 47.37B −11.82B −19.98%
2015 59.19B −14.16B −19.3%
2014 73.35B +10.03B +15.85%
2013 63.31B +3.95B +6.66%
2012 59.36B +6.55B +12.41%
2011 52.81B +9.42B +21.72%
2010 43.39B −2.21B −4.85%
2009 45.6B +2.33B +5.38%
2008 43.27B +10.57B +32.33%
2007 32.7B +10.5B +47.28%
2006 22.2B +3.16B +16.62%
2005 19.04B +4.2B +28.27%
2004 14.84B +1.81B +13.89%
2003 13.03B +2.21B +20.43%
2002 10.82B +1.69B +18.5%
2001 9.13B +1.59B +21.08%
2000 7.54B −25M −0.33%
1999 7.57B +272M +3.73%
1998 7.3B −310M −4.08%
1997 7.61B −46M −0.6%
1996 7.65B +1.87B +32.37%
1995 5.78B +806M +16.2%
1994 4.97B −47M −0.94%
1993 5.02B −689M −12.07%
1992 5.71B +19M +0.33%
1991 5.69B −1.09B −16.02%
1990 6.78B +509M +8.12%
1989 6.27B +153M +2.5%
1988 6.12B −448M −6.83%
1987 6.56B +579M +9.68%
1986 5.98B +423M +7.61%
1985 5.56B +377M +7.27%
1984 5.18B +168M +3.35%
1983 5.02B −290M −5.47%
1982 5.31B −738M −12.21%
1981 6.04B +141M +2.39%
1980 5.9B +2.3B +63.84%
1979 3.6B +289M +8.72%
1978 3.31B +456M +15.96%
1977 2.86B +809M +39.48%
1976 2.05B −151M −6.86%
1975 2.2B +183M +9.07%
1974 2.02B +364M +22.02%
1973 1.65B +376M +29.44%
1972 1.28B +73M +6.06%
1971 1.2B +147M +13.91%
1970 1.06B +110M +11.62%
1969 947M +70M +7.98%
1968 877M +56M +6.82%
1967 821M +140M +20.56%
1966 681M +37M +5.75%
1965 644M +61M +10.46%
1964 583M −13M −2.18%
1963 596M +72M +13.74%
1962 524M −72M −12.08%
1961 596M −19M −3.09%
1960 615M

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.