Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Merchandise imports (current US$)

Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars. Limitations and exceptions: The value of imports is generally recorded as the cost of the goods when purchased by the importer plus the cost of transport and insurance to the frontier of the importing country - the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f.) value, corresponding to the landed cost at the point of entry of foreign goods into the country. A few countries collect import data on a free on board (f.o.b.) basis and adjust them for freight and insurance costs. Countries may report trade according to the general or special system of trade. Under the general system imports include goods imported for domestic consumption and imports into bonded warehouses and free trade zones. Under the special system imports comprise goods imported for domestic consumption (including transformation and repair) and withdrawals for domestic consumption from bonded warehouses and free trade zones. Goods transported through a country en route to another are excluded. Data on imports of goods are derived from the same sources as data on exports. In principle, world exports and imports should be identical. Similarly, exports from an economy should equal the sum of imports by the rest of the world from that economy. But differences in timing and definitions result in discrepancies in reported values at all levels. Statistical concept and methodology: Merchandise trade data are from customs reports of goods moving into or out of an economy or from reports of financial transactions related to merchandise trade recorded in the balance of payments. Because of differences in timing and definitions, trade flow estimates from customs reports and balance of payments may differ. Several international agencies process trade data, each correcting unreported or misreported data, leading to other differences. The data on total imports of goods (merchandise) are from the World Trade Organization (WTO), which obtains data from national statistical offices and the IMF's International Financial Statistics, supplemented by the Comtrade database and publications or databases of regional organizations, specialized agencies, economic groups, and private sources (such as Eurostat, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and country reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit). Country websites and email contact have improved collection of up-to-date statistics, reducing the proportion of estimates. The WTO database now covers most major traders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which together with high-income countries account for nearly 95 percent of world trade. Reliability of data for countries in Europe and Central Asia has also improved.
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The World Bank
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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63
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Merchandise imports (current US$)
1960 5619373354.9578
1961 5681340346.5581
1962 5547078531.4241
1963 6023191583.5534
1964 7095220538.2393
1965 7874971849.2103
1966 7739677250.8828
1967 8260199980.3257
1968 8548346491.2673
1969 9374573045.9386
1970 11196402598.989
1971 13092592541.959
1972 12871576938.585
1973 16501809863.171
1974 23692046455.198
1975 28900372099.207
1976 29745188751.358
1977 34648843353.332
1978 41335081747.009
1979 42209849111.767
1980 67124710867.878
1981 74047232070.307
1982 61595420625.715
1983 52729682169.893
1984 48103505951.501
1985 43421519315.909
1986 42469698018.947
1987 47819380191.213
1988 53522190094.123
1989 54364420026.403
1990 58006303432.372
1991 60044905762.433
1992 62755262568.603
1993 61229642229.287
1994 64321243234.355
1995 78994239910.497
1996 80434094556.134
1997 87202521299.605
1998 83492398291.891
1999 80343283821.65
2000 82322957833.381
2001 86692972178.339
2002 85517477670.863
2003 110904122999.68
2004 141793898838.18
2005 174543276717.26
2006 209945337051.4
2007 255619100463.74
2008 318368308983.37
2009 268539449964.36
2010 314350438486.58
2011 392775597794.32
2012 412964842086.22
2013 431256142027.43
2014 435797687759.75
2015 376807034639.55
2016 327347472607.43
2017 337434527192.17
2018 380405157741.4
2019 381125589568.3
2020 316654004117.97
2021 406490156304.33
2022 479096975126

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Merchandise imports (current US$)

Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars. Limitations and exceptions: The value of imports is generally recorded as the cost of the goods when purchased by the importer plus the cost of transport and insurance to the frontier of the importing country - the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f.) value, corresponding to the landed cost at the point of entry of foreign goods into the country. A few countries collect import data on a free on board (f.o.b.) basis and adjust them for freight and insurance costs. Countries may report trade according to the general or special system of trade. Under the general system imports include goods imported for domestic consumption and imports into bonded warehouses and free trade zones. Under the special system imports comprise goods imported for domestic consumption (including transformation and repair) and withdrawals for domestic consumption from bonded warehouses and free trade zones. Goods transported through a country en route to another are excluded. Data on imports of goods are derived from the same sources as data on exports. In principle, world exports and imports should be identical. Similarly, exports from an economy should equal the sum of imports by the rest of the world from that economy. But differences in timing and definitions result in discrepancies in reported values at all levels. Statistical concept and methodology: Merchandise trade data are from customs reports of goods moving into or out of an economy or from reports of financial transactions related to merchandise trade recorded in the balance of payments. Because of differences in timing and definitions, trade flow estimates from customs reports and balance of payments may differ. Several international agencies process trade data, each correcting unreported or misreported data, leading to other differences. The data on total imports of goods (merchandise) are from the World Trade Organization (WTO), which obtains data from national statistical offices and the IMF's International Financial Statistics, supplemented by the Comtrade database and publications or databases of regional organizations, specialized agencies, economic groups, and private sources (such as Eurostat, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and country reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit). Country websites and email contact have improved collection of up-to-date statistics, reducing the proportion of estimates. The WTO database now covers most major traders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which together with high-income countries account for nearly 95 percent of world trade. Reliability of data for countries in Europe and Central Asia has also improved.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source