Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Intermediate goods imports, primary

Egypt
2.92 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.15 billion current US$
in 2011
Egypt rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Intermediate goods imports, primary over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B196519882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 8.15 billion current US$ against 2.92 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 5.22 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.8 times Egypt's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 37 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 566.40 million current US$ 4.26 billion current US$ 3.69 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.15 billion current US$ 7.24 billion current US$ 6.09 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.99 billion current US$ 9.22 billion current US$ 6.23 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intermediate goods imports, primary, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 8.15 billion current US$ against 2.92 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in intermediate goods imports, primary between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5.22 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for intermediate goods imports, primary?
Egypt ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Intermediate goods imports, primary (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.