Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) - Trade - Development outcomes - 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. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) - Trade - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2008) |
Rank | Country | Value |
1 | North Africa | 16.69 |
2 | Africa | 11.15 |
3 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | 6.94 |
4 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 6.94 |
5 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.54 |
6 | Cameroon | 1.42 |
7 | Uganda | 1.28 |
8 | Egypt | 1.24 |
9 | Madagascar | 1.16 |
10 | Seychelles | 1.15 |
11 | Zambia | 1.15 |
12 | Gabon | 1.13 |
13 | Botswana | 1.12 |
14 | Cape Verde | 1.12 |
15 | Algeria | 1.12 |
16 | Mozambique | 1.11 |
17 | Central African Republic | 1.10 |
18 | Tunisia | 1.10 |
19 | Ghana | 1.09 |
20 | Lesotho | 1.08 |
21 | Kenya | 1.08 |
22 | Guinea | 1.08 |
23 | Ethiopia | 1.07 |
24 | Senegal | 1.07 |
25 | Morocco | 1.06 |
26 | South Africa | 1.06 |
27 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.06 |
28 | Swaziland | 1.03 |
29 | Mauritius | 1.03 |
30 | Comoros | 1.02 |
31 | Ivory Coast | 1 |
32 | Sudan | 1 |
33 | Gambia | 0.99 |
34 | Chad | 0.98 |
35 | Malawi | 0.95 |
36 | Namibia | 0.51 |
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