Statizoid

Import volume index, primary goods by country

Primary goods imports volume index with 1987=100.

Countries reporting
24
Highest
1,084
Mozambique
Lowest
-35.54
Guinea-Bissau
Median
96.8
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
778

What the numbers show

Import volume index, primary goods is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 1,084 in Mozambique; the lowest is -35.54 in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 96.8, and the mean is 183.91.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 636.2%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 129.6%).

Import volume index, primary goods: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 1,084 2011 up 368.4% volatile
2 Ghana 747.43 2010 up 118.1% volatile
3 Senegal 565.77 2011 up 636.2% volatile
4 Botswana 473.1 2011 up 254.4% volatile
5 Kenya 377.4 2010 up 352.8% volatile
6 Morocco 219.69 2011 up 53.9% volatile
7 Zimbabwe 174.44 2011 down 4.8% rising
8 Eswatini 150.1 2010 up 50.1% rising
9 South Africa 111.9 2004 up 150.2% volatile
10 Mauritius 110.34 2011 — volatile
11 Malawi 108.98 2009 up 7.5% rising
12 Angola 100 1997 down 52.7% falling
13 Algeria 93.59 2003 down 12.6% falling
14 Comoros 93.57 1996 down 9.3% rising
15 Zambia 34.24 2002 down 67.4% volatile
16 Gambia 4.43 2004 up 26.4% volatile
17 Namibia 0 2011 down 100.0% volatile
17 Rwanda 0 2000 — flat
17 Guinea 0 2005 — flat
17 Seychelles 0 1994 down 100.0% volatile
17 Chad 0 1994 — flat
17 Congo 0 2006 — flat
17 Cameroon 0 2007 — volatile
24 Guinea-Bissau -35.54 2011 down 129.6% volatile

Regions and income groups

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

About this data

Indicator
Import volume index, primary goods
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 778 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Primary goods imports volume index with 1987=100.