Import volume index, food in Africa
Africa: Import volume index, food was 132.45 in 2008. ▲ Rising
Import volume index, food in Africa, 1965–2008
Source: World Bank country economists.
Analysis
Africa recorded 132.45 for import volume index, food in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index, food in Africa peaked at 142.63 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.97, in 1969.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Import volume index, food in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 36.1 | — |
| 1966 | 28.08 | -22.2% |
| 1967 | 23.65 | -15.8% |
| 1968 | 22.97 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 20.97 | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 37.83 | +80.4% |
| 1971 | 48.02 | +26.9% |
| 1972 | 43.88 | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 46.41 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 45.15 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 60.33 | +33.6% |
| 1976 | 75.38 | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 80.77 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 84.26 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 79.36 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 75.42 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 79.54 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 97.85 | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 74.44 | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 109.8 | +47.5% |
| 1985 | 103.08 | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 103.11 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 94.75 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 93.43 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 100 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 105.06 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 113.5 | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 108.79 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 106.03 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 112.09 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 106.41 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 100.02 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 110.24 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 108.2 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 106.38 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 106.56 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 113.39 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 127.03 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 130.75 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 129.26 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 131.5 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 142.63 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 132.45 | -7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Import volume index, food in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +80.4% | 20.97 | 37.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.35 | 20.97 | 36.1 | 5 |
| 1970s | 60.14 | 37.83 | 84.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.14 | 74.44 | 109.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.03 | 100 | 113.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.44 | 106.38 | 142.63 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Mauritania 243.02 million compare
- 2 Ghana 1,527 compare
- 3 Mozambique 841.98 compare
- 4 Seychelles 804.24 compare
- 5 Gambia 618.66 compare
More trade data for Africa
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value 64,599 1000 USD (2007)
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Export Value 2,418 1000 USD (2007)
- Ploughs (e.g. reversible and non-reversible ploughs) — Import Value 12,951 1000 USD (2007)
- Pedestrian controlled tractors (single axle tractors) — Import Value 20,251 1000 USD (2007)
- Net long-term borrowing 496.17 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 992.27 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Manure spreaders and Fertiliser distributors — Import Value 8,033 1000 USD (2007)
- Food imports excluding fish 51.61 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 62.76 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 18.44 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import volume index, food in Africa?
- Import volume index, food in Africa was 132.45 in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest import volume index, food recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 142.63 in 2007.
- What is the lowest import volume index, food recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.97 in 1969.
- How does Africa rank for import volume index, food?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2008.
- Is import volume index, food rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Import volume index, food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total food imports volume index with 1987=100.