Africa vs Morocco: Food imports

Africa
21.62 billion current US$
in 2011
Morocco
4.43 billion current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Morocco rank
2nd

Food imports over time

  • Africa
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 21.62 billion current US$ against 4.43 billion current US$ in Morocco, a difference of 17.19 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 4.9 times Morocco's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Morocco ranks 2nd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Morocco Difference Ahead
1970s 2.16 billion current US$ 362.20 million current US$ 1.80 billion current US$ Africa
1980s 7.95 billion current US$ 594.19 million current US$ 7.36 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 13.15 billion current US$ 997.78 million current US$ 12.16 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 18.12 billion current US$ 2.07 billion current US$ 16.05 billion current US$ Africa
2010s 22.32 billion current US$ 3.94 billion current US$ 18.37 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Africa or Morocco?
Africa, at 21.62 billion current US$ against 4.43 billion current US$ in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in food imports between Africa and Morocco?
17.19 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Morocco?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Africa and Morocco rank globally for food imports?
Africa ranks 1st and Morocco ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Food imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,518 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Food imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.