Merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise import price index was 167.18 in 2011. β² Rising
Merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1965β2011
Source: World Bank country economists.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 167.18 for merchandise import price index in 2011. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 167.18 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.01 | 50.18 | 51.84 | 5 |
| 1970s | 80.15 | 42 | 107.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.57 | 81.01 | 106.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.9 | 100.1 | 112.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.95 | 101.99 | 157.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.86 | 156.55 | 167.18 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Egypt 2,276 compare
- 2 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,586 compare
- 3 South Africa 432.66 compare
- 4 Tunisia 309.45 compare
- 5 Congo 307.73 compare
More trade data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Net long-term borrowing -262.73 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 843.91 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
- Lead time to export, median case 9.32 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 28.97 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 35.79 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 9.81 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 29.80 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 29.52 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 865.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 3.12 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 167.18 in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest merchandise import price index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 167.18 in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise import price index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for merchandise import price index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2011.
- Is merchandise import price index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Merchandise import price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total merchandise imports price index with 1987=100.