Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Import volume index, food

Gambia
618.66
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
132.04
in 2008
Gambia rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Import volume index, food over time

  • Gambia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600800196519862008

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 618.66 against 132.04 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 486.62.

That makes Gambia's figure about 4.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Gambia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 37 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 98.73 95.59 3.13 Gambia
1990s 609.95 102.69 507.25 Gambia
2000s 576 116.46 459.53 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import volume index, food, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Gambia, at 618.66 against 132.04 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2004.
What is the difference in import volume index, food between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
486.62, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2004.
How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for import volume index, food?
Gambia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Import volume index, food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Import volume index, food
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 1,068 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total food imports volume index with 1987=100.