Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Food imports

Algeria
3.57 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
7.36 billion current US$
in 2011
Algeria rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
3rd

Food imports over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B196519882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 7.36 billion current US$ against 3.57 billion current US$ in Algeria, a difference of 3.79 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 47 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 299.29 million current US$ 277.43 million current US$ 21.87 million current US$ Algeria
1980s 1.56 billion current US$ 2.36 billion current US$ 801.95 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 2.10 billion current US$ 4.71 billion current US$ 2.61 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 2.63 billion current US$ 7.71 billion current US$ 5.08 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 3.46 billion current US$ 8.53 billion current US$ 5.07 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 7.36 billion current US$ against 3.57 billion current US$ in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in food imports between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
3.79 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for food imports?
Algeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Food imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.