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

1North Africa16.69
2Africa11.15
3Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria6.94
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa6.94
5Sub-Saharan Africa6.54
6Cameroon1.42
7Uganda1.28
8Egypt1.24
9Madagascar1.16
10Seychelles1.15
11Zambia1.15
12Gabon1.13
13Botswana1.12
14Cape Verde1.12
15Algeria1.12
16Mozambique1.11
17Central African Republic1.10
18Tunisia1.10
19Ghana1.09
20Lesotho1.08
21Kenya1.08
22Guinea1.08
23Ethiopia1.07
24Senegal1.07
25Morocco1.06
26South Africa1.06
27Democratic Republic of the Congo1.06
28Swaziland1.03
29Mauritius1.03
30Comoros1.02
31Ivory Coast1
32Sudan1
33Gambia0.99
34Chad0.98
35Malawi0.95
36Namibia0.51
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