Import volume index, (nonfactor) services by country

Imports of (non-factor) services. Data; Volume index with 1987=100.

Countries reporting

Highest

604.46

Cote d'Ivoire

Lowest

Botswana

Median

138.55

Years covered

1965–2011

Data points

870

What the numbers show

Import volume index, (nonfactor) services is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 604.46 in Cote d'Ivoire; the lowest is 0 in Botswana.

The median across all reporting countries is 138.55, and the mean is 152.53.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 244.3%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 100.0%).

Import volume index, (nonfactor) services: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Cote d'Ivoire	604.46	2011	up 41.6%	volatile
2	Lesotho	366.62	2008	up 142.7%	rising
3	Ghana	327.75	2010	up 107.4%	rising
4	Kenya	259.11	2011	up 126.1%	rising
5	Nigeria	250.87	1997	up 150.9%	rising
6	Madagascar	227.68	2009	up 64.4%	rising
7	Comoros	213.48	2004	up 107.6%	rising
8	Eswatini	207.66	2010	up 107.7%	volatile
9	Morocco	189.89	2011	up 108.5%	rising
10	South Africa	165.88	2005	up 177.1%	volatile
11	Angola	152.43	2011	up 80.1%	rising
12	Senegal	150.13	2002	up 33.4%	rising
13	Sierra Leone	141.82	2010	down 22.5%	rising
14	Malawi	138.61	2009	up 244.3%	volatile
15	Zambia	138.49	2003	up 23.7%	rising
16	Cameroon	131.37	2007	up 45.0%	rising
17	Gabon	124.66	2001	up 15.2%	rising
18	Mali	120.96	2001	up 19.0%	flat
19	Guinea	105.45	2001	up 2.2%	falling
20	Rwanda	86.87	2001	down 6.5%	falling
21	Zimbabwe	86.65	2005	down 58.7%	falling
22	Burundi	69	2002	up 10.5%	flat
23	Mauritania	10.99	2006	down 83.4%	falling
24	Egypt	0	2011	down 100.0%	volatile
24	Congo	0	2006	—	flat
24	Mozambique	0	2007	—	volatile
24	Central African Republic	0	2003	down 100.0%	volatile
24	Botswana	0	2011	down 100.0%	falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 182.83
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 182.83
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 178.13
Africa 178
North Africa 89

About this data

Indicator: Import volume index, (nonfactor) services
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 33 places, 870 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Imports of (non-factor) services. Data; Volume index with 1987=100.