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Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)) by country

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.

Countries reporting
45
Highest
109.99
Seychelles
Lowest
14.62
Equatorial Guinea
Median
31.7
Years covered
28
2000–2027
Data points
1,763

What the numbers show

Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 109.99 in Seychelles; the lowest is 14.62 in Equatorial Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.7, and the mean is 38.1.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 105.8%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 64.6%).

Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Seychelles 109.99 2027 down 9.9% rising
2 Lesotho 78.12 2027 down 20.9% falling
3 Liberia 73.13 2027 up 36.1% falling
4 Mozambique 72.55 2027 up 17.2% rising
5 South Sudan 71.95 2027 up 2.7% rising
6 Namibia 60.53 2027 up 26.4% rising
7 Gambia 60.46 2027 up 63.6% rising
8 Cape Verde 57.32 2027 down 2.6% rising
9 Eswatini 56.72 2027 up 30.0% falling
10 Mauritius 54.19 2027 up 3.6% flat
11 Senegal 42.58 2027 up 19.2% rising
12 Guinea 42.37 2027 down 10.6% rising
13 Rwanda 41.47 2027 up 23.8% rising
14 Zambia 40.4 2027 up 19.7% rising
15 Botswana 38.74 2027 down 0.7% flat
16 Congo 38.25 2027 down 28.8% falling
17 Gabon 36.63 2027 up 18.4% rising
18 Democratic Republic of Congo 36.44 2027 up 4.6% rising
19 Uganda 34.83 2027 up 52.1% rising
20 Central African Republic 34.13 2027 down 0.2% rising
21 Comoros 32.19 2027 up 13.5% rising
22 Madagascar 31.88 2027 down 6.9% rising
23 Chad 31.7 2027 down 15.2% falling
24 Burkina Faso 31.59 2027 down 3.8% rising
25 South Africa 30.97 2027 up 18.2% rising
26 Togo 30.62 2027 down 6.4% falling
27 Ghana 29.77 2027 down 18.7% rising
28 Eritrea 29.27 2019 down 13.8% volatile
29 Mali 28.23 2027 down 6.9% rising
30 Sierra Leone 28.19 2027 up 3.0% rising
31 Sao Tome and Principe 27.76 2027 down 52.0% falling
32 Benin 26.44 2027 down 16.0% rising
33 Zimbabwe 25.88 2027 up 29.0% rising
34 Niger 24.22 2027 down 7.8% rising
35 Guinea-Bissau 24.09 2027 down 20.7% rising
36 Cote d'Ivoire 24.02 2027 up 6.5% falling
37 Malawi 23.7 2027 down 23.1% rising
38 Ethiopia 23.36 2025 down 24.6% falling
39 Kenya 21.22 2027 down 9.5% falling
40 Tanzania 20.72 2027 up 20.4% falling
41 Nigeria 19.81 2027 up 105.8% rising
42 Burundi 18.84 2027 down 32.1% flat
43 Cameroon 18.05 2027 down 10.4% falling
44 Angola 16.4 2027 down 17.7% falling
45 Equatorial Guinea 14.62 2027 down 64.6% falling

Regions and income groups

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

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6))
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 1,763 data points, 2000–2027
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Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.