South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: POL and other energy imports

South Africa
29.42 billion constant US$
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
7.53 billion constant US$
in 2011
South Africa rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
2nd

POL and other energy imports over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
020.0B40.0B60.0B196519882011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 29.42 billion constant US$ against 7.53 billion constant US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 21.89 billion constant US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 41 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 526.20 million constant US$ 109.38 million constant US$ 416.82 million constant US$ South Africa
1970s 1.22 billion constant US$ 313.80 million constant US$ 903.81 million constant US$ South Africa
1980s 1.08 billion constant US$ 2.91 billion constant US$ 1.84 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 2.55 billion constant US$ 3.77 billion constant US$ 1.22 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 24.19 billion constant US$ 4.97 billion constant US$ 19.23 billion constant US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pol and other energy imports, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
South Africa, at 29.42 billion constant US$ against 7.53 billion constant US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2004.
What is the difference in pol and other energy imports between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
21.89 billion constant US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2004.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for pol and other energy imports?
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
"World Bank country economists. ", published as POL and other energy imports (constant US$). 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

Petroleum and energy products imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in 1987 constant US dollars.