Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Import volume index, primary goods

Botswana
473.1
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
109.31
in 2008
Botswana rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Import volume index, primary goods over time

  • Botswana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100200300400500196519882011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 473.1 against 109.31 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 363.79.

That makes Botswana's figure about 4.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 24 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 86.12 71.4 14.72 Botswana
2000s 160.83 106.35 54.48 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import volume index, primary goods, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Botswana, at 473.1 against 109.31 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in import volume index, primary goods between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
363.79, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2008.
How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for import volume index, primary goods?
Botswana ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Import volume index, primary goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Import volume index, primary goods
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 778 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Primary goods imports volume index with 1987=100.