Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Intermediate goods imports, primary

Botswana
624.42 million constant US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.07 billion constant US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Intermediate goods imports, primary over time

  • Botswana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.07 billion constant US$ against 624.42 million constant US$ in Botswana, a difference of 3.45 billion constant US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.5 times Botswana's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 31 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 113.66 million constant US$ 2.51 billion constant US$ 2.40 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 233.32 million constant US$ 6.27 billion constant US$ 6.03 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 633.16 million constant US$ 4.49 billion constant US$ 3.86 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intermediate goods imports, primary, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.07 billion constant US$ against 624.42 million constant US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in intermediate goods imports, primary between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3.45 billion constant US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for intermediate goods imports, primary?
Botswana ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Intermediate goods imports, primary (constant US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Intermediate goods imports, primary (constant US$)
Unit
constant US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 987 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Primary goods imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in 1987 constant US dollars.