Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Capital goods imports

Morocco
8.90 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
28.22 billion current US$
in 2011
Morocco rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Capital goods imports over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 28.22 billion current US$ against 8.90 billion current US$ in Morocco, a difference of 19.32 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.2 times Morocco's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 48 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 516.31 million current US$ 2.87 billion current US$ 2.35 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 883.14 million current US$ 7.93 billion current US$ 7.04 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 2.12 billion current US$ 37.09 billion current US$ 34.97 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 4.78 billion current US$ 40.76 billion current US$ 35.98 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 8.38 billion current US$ 27.25 billion current US$ 18.87 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital goods imports, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 28.22 billion current US$ against 8.90 billion current US$ in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in capital goods imports between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19.32 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for capital goods imports?
Morocco ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Capital goods imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capital goods imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,484 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Imports of capital goods in current US dollars. Values are on cif (includes freight and insurance costs).