Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Merchandise imports, WB

Morocco
39.93 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
263.70 billion current US$
in 2011
Morocco rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

Merchandise imports, WB over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 263.70 billion current US$ against 39.93 billion current US$ in Morocco, a difference of 223.77 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 6.6 times Morocco's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 4.37 billion current US$ 39.70 billion current US$ 35.33 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1990s 8.92 billion current US$ 47.71 billion current US$ 38.79 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 21.78 billion current US$ 115.58 billion current US$ 93.81 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2010s 37.61 billion current US$ 240.39 billion current US$ 202.78 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports, wb, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 263.70 billion current US$ against 39.93 billion current US$ in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise imports, wb between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
223.77 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for merchandise imports, wb?
Morocco ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise imports, WB (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports, WB (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 1,786 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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