Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food imports

Morocco
4.43 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.36 billion current US$
in 2011
Morocco rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Food imports over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B196519882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 7.36 billion current US$ against 4.43 billion current US$ in Morocco, a difference of 2.93 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.7 times Morocco's.

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

Morocco ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 362.20 million current US$ 1.41 billion current US$ 1.05 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 594.19 million current US$ 4.78 billion current US$ 4.19 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 997.78 million current US$ 7.16 billion current US$ 6.16 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.07 billion current US$ 10.08 billion current US$ 8.01 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 3.94 billion current US$ 8.53 billion current US$ 4.59 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 7.36 billion current US$ against 4.43 billion current US$ in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in food imports between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.93 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food imports?
Morocco ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Food imports (current US$). 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.