Intermediate goods imports, primary (constant US$) by country
Primary goods imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in 1987 constant US dollars.
What the numbers show
Intermediate goods imports, primary (constant US$) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 3.16 billion constant US$ in South Africa; the lowest is -5.32 million constant US$ in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 134.36 million constant US$, and the mean is 416.77 million constant US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 594.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 828.8%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 129.6%).
Intermediate goods imports, primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3.16 billion constant US$ | 2004 | up 377.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Morocco | 1.84 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 1.01 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 368.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 928.77 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 828.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 624.42 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 538.87 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 636.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 469.55 million constant US$ | 2003 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 8 | Kenya | 396.71 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 290.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritius | 396.25 million constant US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 383.49 million constant US$ | 2010 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 181.59 million constant US$ | 2011 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan | 148.59 million constant US$ | 2003 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 13 | Malawi | 134.36 million constant US$ | 2009 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Eswatini | 133.34 million constant US$ | 2010 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 53.77 million constant US$ | 2010 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Zambia | 15.41 million constant US$ | 2002 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Comoros | 2.93 million constant US$ | 1996 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 18 | Gambia | 2.17 million constant US$ | 2004 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Seychelles | 243,238 constant US$ | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea | 4 constant US$ | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 0 constant US$ | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 0 constant US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cameroon | 0 constant US$ | 2007 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 0 constant US$ | 1997 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | -5.32 million constant US$ | 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.
- Africa 5.91 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 4.07 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4.07 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.07 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 4.07 billion constant US$
- North Africa 1.84 billion constant US$
About this data
Primary goods imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in 1987 constant US dollars.