Intermediate goods imports, primary (current US$) by country
Primary goods imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.
Countries reporting
37
Highest
2.92 billion current US$
Egypt
Lowest
0 current US$
Angola
Median
113.98 million current US$
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,149
What the numbers show
Intermediate goods imports, primary (current US$) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 2.92 billion current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 113.98 million current US$, and the mean is 540.04 million current US$.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 1,664.3%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Intermediate goods imports, primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2.92 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 523.8% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 2.83 billion current US$ | 2004 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania | 2.82 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 629.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 2.62 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 2.35 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Botswana | 1.01 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 532.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 972.58 million current US$ | 2011 | up 725.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Mozambique | 880.13 million current US$ | 2011 | up 405.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Algeria | 562.00 million current US$ | 2007 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritius | 488.01 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 423.42 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,664.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Lesotho | 388.37 million current US$ | 2011 | up 272.3% | rising |
| 13 | Congo | 377.23 million current US$ | 2011 | up 200.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Eswatini | 270.87 million current US$ | 2011 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 261.79 million current US$ | 2011 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Kenya | 231.56 million current US$ | 2011 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 151.50 million current US$ | 2003 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 129.11 million current US$ | 2009 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 113.98 million current US$ | 2010 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 77.29 million current US$ | 2007 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 21 | Liberia | 30.60 million current US$ | 2008 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.64 million current US$ | 2011 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 22.46 million current US$ | 2003 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 14.43 million current US$ | 1997 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 25 | Cape Verde | 4.27 million current US$ | 2003 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Eritrea | 3.40 million current US$ | 2006 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Gambia | 3.26 million current US$ | 2004 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Seychelles | 521,592 current US$ | 2010 | up 466.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Rwanda | 1 current US$ | 2011 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 0 current US$ | 2005 | — | flat |
| 30 | Djibouti | 0 current US$ | 2006 | — | flat |
| 30 | Comoros | 0 current US$ | 1998 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Chad | 0 current US$ | 1999 | — | flat |
| 30 | Namibia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Burundi | 0 current US$ | 2004 | — | flat |
| 30 | Mauritania | 0 current US$ | 2011 | — | flat |
| 30 | Angola | 0 current US$ | 1997 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 15.68 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 8.15 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 8.15 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.15 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.15 billion current US$
- North Africa 7.53 billion current US$
About this data
Primary goods imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.