Merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise import price index was 167.18 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1965–2011
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.
Merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 50.18 | — |
| 1966 | 51.84 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 51.16 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 50.38 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 51.51 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 53.91 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 42 | -22.1% |
| 1972 | 61.39 | +46.2% |
| 1973 | 71.94 | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 91.48 | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 107.51 | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 85.84 | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 95.51 | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 100.84 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 91.07 | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 106.55 | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 97.09 | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 98.77 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 87.26 | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 82 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 81.01 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 90.94 | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 100 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 102.59 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 99.44 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 100.1 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 103.62 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 101.57 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 100.52 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 105.73 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 109.82 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 112.36 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 111.16 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 102.89 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 101.22 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 101.99 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 105.84 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 106.82 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 111.15 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 118.95 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 129.19 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 134.69 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 138.9 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 154.82 | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 157.19 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 156.55 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 167.18 | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise import price index in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +46.2% | 42 | 61.39 |
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
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 3rd out of 6 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.