Service imports — all countries

Service imports — Western Africa

Service imports in Western Africa in 2024 — 45,976,400,020 US$. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 1,003.1%.

2024 45.98B US$ −9.63% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 66.52B US$2019
Period minimum 2.99B US$1987

Trend over time

1978–2024 · US$

Service imports — Western Africa, 1978–2024020B40B60B80B19781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 4,167,819,429 US$1979: 4,831,230,198 US$1980: 6,926,841,680 US$1981: 6,709,492,592 US$1982: 5,027,309,206 US$1983: 3,716,623,941 US$1984: 3,115,799,839 US$1985: 3,125,016,112 US$1986: 2,996,495,293 US$1987: 2,991,871,190 US$1988: 3,005,458,945 US$1989: 3,555,373,465 US$1990: 4,609,180,903 US$1991: 5,097,886,440 US$1992: 4,595,398,827 US$1993: 5,306,600,300 US$1994: 5,475,917,052 US$1995: 4,327,481,057 US$1996: 4,202,241,635 US$1997: 3,881,213,666 US$1998: 3,806,592,734 US$2001: 7,136,558,083 US$2002: 7,520,000,196 US$2003: 9,030,871,254 US$2004: 10,532,562,162 US$2005: 14,279,872,861 US$2006: 22,732,541,144 US$2007: 28,756,382,492 US$2008: 36,577,652,737 US$2009: 30,700,233,799 US$2010: 33,566,688,113 US$2011: 38,421,036,425 US$2012: 40,083,162,948 US$2013: 40,710,007,501 US$2014: 43,881,339,383 US$2015: 38,895,957,363 US$2016: 31,598,189,588 US$2017: 40,770,893,793 US$2018: 54,792,710,556 US$2019: 66,516,796,645 US$2020: 47,570,734,336 US$2021: 44,215,099,844 US$2022: 47,371,856,828 US$2023: 50,875,881,870 US$2024: 45,976,400,020 US$
Change over the period: +41.81B (+1,003.13%) Average annual rate: 5.36 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Africa 45.98B US$
World 8.1T US$
Service imports — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 45.98B −4.9B −9.63%
2023 50.88B +3.5B +7.4%
2022 47.37B +3.16B +7.14%
2021 44.22B −3.36B −7.05%
2020 47.57B −18.95B −28.48%
2019 66.52B +11.72B +21.4%
2018 54.79B +14.02B +34.39%
2017 40.77B +9.17B +29.03%
2016 31.6B −7.3B −18.76%
2015 38.9B −4.99B −11.36%
2014 43.88B +3.17B +7.79%
2013 40.71B +627M +1.56%
2012 40.08B +1.66B +4.33%
2011 38.42B +4.85B +14.46%
2010 33.57B +2.87B +9.34%
2009 30.7B −5.88B −16.07%
2008 36.58B +7.82B +27.2%
2007 28.76B +6.02B +26.5%
2006 22.73B +8.45B +59.19%
2005 14.28B +3.75B +35.58%
2004 10.53B +1.5B +16.63%
2003 9.03B +1.51B +20.09%
2002 7.52B +383M +5.37%
2001 7.14B
1998 3.81B −74.62M −1.92%
1997 3.88B −321M −7.64%
1996 4.2B −125M −2.89%
1995 4.33B −1.15B −20.97%
1994 5.48B +169M +3.19%
1993 5.31B +711M +15.48%
1992 4.6B −502M −9.86%
1991 5.1B +489M +10.6%
1990 4.61B +1.05B +29.64%
1989 3.56B +550M +18.3%
1988 3.01B +13.59M +0.45%
1987 2.99B −4.62M −0.15%
1986 3B −129M −4.11%
1985 3.13B +9.22M +0.3%
1984 3.12B −601M −16.17%
1983 3.72B −1.31B −26.07%
1982 5.03B −1.68B −25.07%
1981 6.71B −217M −3.14%
1980 6.93B +2.1B +43.38%
1979 4.83B +663M +15.92%
1978 4.17B

About the indicator

Imports of services: what residents spend on foreign transport, travel, insurance, business and computer services. A large and inconspicuous item: the spending of a country's own tourists abroad is counted here, so countries with well-off populations and a short holiday season have large service imports even when merchandise trade is weak. For many countries the difference between exports and imports of services flips the sign of a trade balance computed on goods alone.

Important: The trips of a country's own citizens abroad are part of service imports, not a separate item. It excludes compensation paid to foreign workers and investment income.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.