Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Merchandise imports

Egypt
32.84 billion constant US$
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
144.25 billion constant US$
in 2010
Egypt rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

Merchandise imports over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
050.0B100.0B150.0B198519972010

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 144.25 billion constant US$ against 32.84 billion constant US$ in Egypt, a difference of 111.41 billion constant US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 4.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 45 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 10.26 billion constant US$ 45.23 billion constant US$ 34.97 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1990s 12.82 billion constant US$ 48.21 billion constant US$ 35.39 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 21.06 billion constant US$ 85.22 billion constant US$ 64.17 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 144.25 billion constant US$ against 32.84 billion constant US$ in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in merchandise imports between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
111.41 billion constant US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for merchandise imports?
Egypt ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise imports (constant US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (constant US$)
Unit
constant US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,355 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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