Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

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 compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
1960 24.37561193
1961 22.83631938
1962 21.85950057
1963 23.8770667
1964 25.19769563
1965 25.97939878
1966 24.29412724
1967 25.00241898
1968 24.06960258
1969 23.61389508
1970 24.6403023
1971 25.95341088
1972 23.93486086
1973 24.17362656
1974 28.65754854
1975 30.27541575
1976 29.94344351
1977 28.21317564
1978 28.80687785
1979 28.42251835
1980 30.83200985
1981 32.71201328
1982 29.90399516
1983 25.81687839
1984 26.45559792
1985 25.67655122
1986 25.60364479
1987 25.64996222
1988 25.67641731
1989 25.77054444
1990 25.11913234
1991 24.84099272
1992 27.0502723
1993 28.00117307
1994 29.74049592
1995 29.87908269
1996 29.04703657
1997 30.15794727
1998 31.22847219
1999 30.71090678
2000 30.64551946
2001 31.70735238
2002 32.82944331
2003 32.34771091
2004 32.36073607
2005 34.09296056
2006 35.43206532
2007 36.69673837
2008 40.27811629
2009 33.95765877
2010 34.36717696
2011 37.20614503
2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

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 compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source