Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Northern Africa

Merchandise imports in Northern Africa in 2025 — 289,131,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 9,911.5%.

2025 289B US$ +12.68% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 289B US$2025
Period minimum 2.25B US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Northern Africa, 1960–20250100B200B300B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,888,000,000 US$1962: 2,249,000,000 US$1964: 2,932,000,000 US$1966: 3,069,000,000 US$1968: 3,154,000,000 US$1970: 3,876,000,000 US$1972: 5,001,000,000 US$1974: 12,822,000,000 US$1976: 17,227,000,000 US$1978: 26,180,000,000 US$1980: 31,566,000,000 US$1982: 36,024,000,000 US$1984: 35,508,000,000 US$1986: 32,829,000,000 US$1988: 46,379,000,000 US$1990: 37,703,000,000 US$1992: 36,320,000,000 US$1994: 39,741,000,000 US$1996: 46,648,000,000 US$1998: 51,721,000,000 US$2000: 47,484,000,000 US$2002: 51,500,000,000 US$2004: 73,051,000,000 US$2006: 100,751,000,000 US$2008: 173,938,000,000 US$2010: 187,361,000,000 US$2012: 219,746,000,000 US$2014: 225,115,000,000 US$2016: 182,700,000,000 US$2018: 213,657,000,000 US$2020: 179,163,000,000 US$2022: 260,223,000,000 US$2024: 256,598,000,000 US$2025: 289,131,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +286B (+9,911.46%) Average annual rate: 7.34 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Northern Africa 289B US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 289B +32.53B +12.68%
2024 257B +10.92B +4.44%
2023 246B −14.54B −5.59%
2022 260B +42.84B +19.71%
2021 217B +38.22B +21.33%
2020 179B −33.15B −15.62%
2019 212B −1.34B −0.63%
2018 214B +22.29B +11.65%
2017 191B +8.67B +4.75%
2016 183B −12.94B −6.62%
2015 196B −29.47B −13.09%
2014 225B −3.55B −1.55%
2013 229B +8.92B +4.06%
2012 220B +28.97B +15.18%
2011 191B +3.42B +1.82%
2010 187B +27.89B +17.49%
2009 159B −14.47B −8.32%
2008 174B +42.13B +31.96%
2007 132B +31.06B +30.83%
2006 101B +12.86B +14.63%
2005 87.89B +14.84B +20.31%
2004 73.05B +16.35B +28.84%
2003 56.7B +5.2B +10.1%
2002 51.5B +3.33B +6.91%
2001 48.17B +688M +1.45%
2000 47.48B −1.9B −3.85%
1999 49.38B −2.34B −4.52%
1998 51.72B +5.27B +11.35%
1997 46.45B −197M −0.42%
1996 46.65B +518M +1.12%
1995 46.13B +6.39B +16.08%
1994 39.74B +3.3B +9.06%
1993 36.44B +121M +0.33%
1992 36.32B +2.4B +7.07%
1991 33.92B −3.78B −10.03%
1990 37.7B −6.14B −14%
1989 43.84B −2.54B −5.48%
1988 46.38B +10.29B +28.51%
1987 36.09B +3.26B +9.93%
1986 32.83B +405M +1.25%
1985 32.42B −3.08B −8.69%
1984 35.51B +752M +2.16%
1983 34.76B −1.27B −3.52%
1982 36.02B −2.19B −5.72%
1981 38.21B +6.65B +21.05%
1980 31.57B +6.38B +25.33%
1979 25.19B −993M −3.79%
1978 26.18B +4.36B +19.99%
1977 21.82B +4.59B +26.65%
1976 17.23B −626M −3.51%
1975 17.85B +5.03B +39.24%
1974 12.82B +5.6B +77.61%
1973 7.22B +2.22B +44.35%
1972 5B +774M +18.31%
1971 4.23B +351M +9.06%
1970 3.88B +468M +13.73%
1969 3.41B +254M +8.05%
1968 3.15B +253M +8.72%
1967 2.9B −168M −5.47%
1966 3.07B +237M +8.37%
1965 2.83B −100M −3.41%
1964 2.93B +137M +4.9%
1963 2.8B +546M +24.28%
1962 2.25B −525M −18.93%
1961 2.77B −114M −3.95%
1960 2.89B

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.