Import volume index, intermediate goods in Africa
Africa: Import volume index, intermediate goods was 156.98 in 2008. ▲ Rising
Import volume index, intermediate goods in Africa, 1965–2008
Source: World Bank country economists.
Analysis
Africa recorded 156.98 for import volume index, intermediate goods in 2008. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index, intermediate goods in Africa peaked at 156.98 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.41, in 1972.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Import volume index, intermediate goods in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 53.87 | — |
| 1966 | 58.68 | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 50 | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 57.13 | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 54.69 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 42.33 | -22.6% |
| 1971 | 44.28 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 41.41 | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 47.1 | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 60.78 | +29.1% |
| 1975 | 68.32 | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 60.33 | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 54.34 | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 50.86 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 53.61 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 57.29 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 58.95 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 56.67 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 47.83 | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 86.67 | +81.2% |
| 1985 | 92.85 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 87.56 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 100 | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 97.03 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 95.58 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 100 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 99.8 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 90.07 | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 91.78 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 88.59 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 91.43 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 96.65 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 106.21 | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 101.39 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 107.89 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 103.14 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 108.62 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 106.15 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 126.09 | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 128.16 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 136.91 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 143.98 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 124.7 | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 156.98 | +25.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Import volume index, intermediate goods 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +81.2% | 47.83 | 86.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.88 | 50 | 58.68 | 5 |
| 1970s | 52.34 | 41.41 | 68.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.04 | 47.83 | 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.38 | 88.59 | 107.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.08 | 103.14 | 156.98 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Mauritania 99.23 million compare
- 2 Sudan 1,410 compare
- 3 Mozambique 663.82 compare
- 4 Senegal 565.77 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 396.74 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, intermediate goods in Africa?
- Import volume index, intermediate goods in Africa was 156.98 in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest import volume index, intermediate goods recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 156.98 in 2008.
- What is the lowest import volume index, intermediate goods recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.41 in 1972.
- How does Africa rank for import volume index, intermediate goods?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2008.
- Is import volume index, intermediate goods rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. 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, intermediate goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Intermediate goods imports volume index with 1987=100.