Africa vs South Africa: Intermediate goods imports, manufactures

Africa
41.50 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
24.54 billion current US$
in 2004
Africa rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Intermediate goods imports, manufactures over time

  • Africa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 41.50 billion current US$ against 24.54 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 16.95 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.77 billion current US$ 2.68 billion current US$ 92.83 million current US$ Africa
1970s 7.24 billion current US$ 6.43 billion current US$ 805.13 million current US$ Africa
1980s 14.41 billion current US$ 9.03 billion current US$ 5.38 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 26.28 billion current US$ 16.26 billion current US$ 10.01 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 38.20 billion current US$ 19.75 billion current US$ 18.45 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intermediate goods imports, manufactures, Africa or South Africa?
Africa, at 41.50 billion current US$ against 24.54 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in intermediate goods imports, manufactures between Africa and South Africa?
16.95 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2004.
How do Africa and South Africa rank globally for intermediate goods imports, manufactures?
Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Intermediate goods imports, manufactures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Intermediate goods imports, manufactures (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 1,184 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Imports of manufactures (SITC 5 through 9 excluding 68) in current US dollars. Values are on c.i.f. basis.