Africa vs South Africa: POL and other energy imports

Africa
10.59 billion constant US$
in 2011
South Africa
29.42 billion constant US$
in 2004
Africa rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

POL and other energy imports over time

  • Africa
  • South Africa
020.0B40.0B60.0B196519882011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 29.42 billion constant US$ against 10.59 billion constant US$ in Africa, a difference of 18.83 billion constant US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.8 times Africa's.

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

Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.08 billion constant US$ 526.20 million constant US$ 554.02 million constant US$ Africa
1970s 2.46 billion constant US$ 1.22 billion constant US$ 1.24 billion constant US$ Africa
1980s 5.60 billion constant US$ 1.08 billion constant US$ 4.52 billion constant US$ Africa
1990s 9.66 billion constant US$ 2.55 billion constant US$ 7.11 billion constant US$ Africa
2000s 32.01 billion constant US$ 24.19 billion constant US$ 7.81 billion constant US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pol and other energy imports, Africa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 29.42 billion constant US$ against 10.59 billion constant US$ in Africa as of 2004.
What is the difference in pol and other energy imports between Africa and South Africa?
18.83 billion constant US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2004.
How do Africa and South Africa rank globally for pol and other energy imports?
Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
"World Bank country economists. ", published as POL and other energy imports (constant US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
POL and other energy imports (constant US$)
Unit
constant US$
Source
"World Bank country economists. "
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,245 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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