Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$) - National accounts - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators

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Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude labor and property income (formerly called factor services) as well as transfer payments. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$) - National accounts - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value
1Africa325,141,178,232
2Sub-Saharan Africa185,286,933,186
3North Africa136,321,016,752
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa118,249,096,755
5Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria98,801,815,634
6Egypt67,997,269,589
7South Africa66,477,529,795
8Morocco22,576,742,854
9Algeria21,862,462,668
10Tunisia13,058,921,292
11Kenya7,941,551,745
12Ghana5,961,926,658
13Sudan4,929,397,614
14Ivory Coast4,441,398,484
15Ethiopia4,428,106,530
16Zambia4,415,177,899
17Cameroon3,817,909,777
18Mauritius3,735,543,148
19Uganda3,526,210,492
20Democratic Republic of the Congo3,192,182,532
21Senegal3,150,463,381
22Madagascar2,828,710,397
23Gabon2,787,844,165
24Botswana2,787,598,581
25Swaziland2,075,612,885
26Mozambique2,074,960,313
27Lesotho2,060,563,050
28Namibia1,546,099,774
29Seychelles1,311,271,660
30Chad937,034,897
31Guinea880,776,752
32Cape Verde747,168,143
33Malawi726,766,652
34Gambia232,814,740
35Central African Republic226,950,327
36Comoros91,912,941
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