South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Other consumer goods imports

South Africa
8.79 billion current US$
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa
12.66 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Other consumer goods imports over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 12.66 billion current US$ against 8.79 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 3.87 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 47 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 785.29 million current US$ 939.52 million current US$ 154.24 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 1.72 billion current US$ 2.09 billion current US$ 363.24 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 2.40 billion current US$ 5.40 billion current US$ 3.00 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 4.32 billion current US$ 10.56 billion current US$ 6.24 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 7.75 billion current US$ 15.91 billion current US$ 8.16 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other consumer goods imports, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12.66 billion current US$ against 8.79 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in other consumer goods imports between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.87 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2004.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for other consumer goods imports?
South Africa ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Other consumer goods imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other consumer goods imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,452 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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