South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Intermediate goods imports, total

South Africa
27.37 billion current US$
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa
22.73 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Intermediate goods imports, total over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 27.37 billion current US$ against 22.73 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 4.64 billion current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 45 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.97 billion current US$ 3.18 billion current US$ 208.07 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 7.38 billion current US$ 7.99 billion current US$ 603.44 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 9.89 billion current US$ 14.02 billion current US$ 4.13 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 17.87 billion current US$ 26.80 billion current US$ 8.94 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 23.02 billion current US$ 37.57 billion current US$ 14.55 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intermediate goods imports, total, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
South Africa, at 27.37 billion current US$ against 22.73 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2004.
What is the difference in intermediate goods imports, total between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
4.64 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2004.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for intermediate goods imports, total?
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Intermediate goods imports, total (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Intermediate goods imports, total (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,419 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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