Africa vs South Africa: Intermediate goods imports, primary

Africa
15.68 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
2.83 billion current US$
in 2004
Africa rank
1st
South Africa rank
2nd

Intermediate goods imports, primary over time

  • Africa
  • South Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B196519882011

How they compare

Africa currently reports 15.68 billion current US$ against 2.83 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 12.85 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.5 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 2nd 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 291.13 million current US$ 291.13 million current US$ 0 current US$
1970s 1.21 billion current US$ 947.70 million current US$ 258.46 million current US$ Africa
1980s 2.83 billion current US$ 861.17 million current US$ 1.96 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 5.33 billion current US$ 1.61 billion current US$ 3.73 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 8.85 billion current US$ 3.27 billion current US$ 5.58 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intermediate goods imports, primary, Africa or South Africa?
Africa, at 15.68 billion current US$ against 2.83 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in intermediate goods imports, primary between Africa and South Africa?
12.85 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2004.
How do Africa and South Africa rank globally for intermediate goods imports, primary?
Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Intermediate goods imports, primary (current US$). 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, primary (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,149 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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