Goods imports (BoP, current US$) - Country Ranking - Africa
Definition: Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 67,704,680,000.00 | 2020 |
| 2 | Egypt | 54,282,940,000.00 | 2020 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 52,345,930,000.00 | 2020 |
| 4 | Morocco | 39,170,660,000.00 | 2020 |
| 5 | Algeria | 34,916,700,000.00 | 2020 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 17,292,680,000.00 | 2020 |
| 7 | Libya | 17,184,400,000.00 | 2019 |
| 8 | Kenya | 14,481,630,000.00 | 2020 |
| 9 | Ghana | 12,428,560,000.00 | 2020 |
| 10 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 11,865,260,000.00 | 2020 |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 11,762,040,000.00 | 2020 |
| 12 | Angola | 9,543,140,000.00 | 2020 |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9,517,832,000.00 | 2020 |
| 14 | Sudan | 8,853,908,000.00 | 2020 |
| 15 | Tanzania | 7,888,959,000.00 | 2020 |
| 16 | Senegal | 7,262,295,000.00 | 2018 |
| 17 | Uganda | 7,103,205,000.00 | 2020 |
| 18 | Botswana | 6,263,863,000.00 | 2020 |
| 19 | Mozambique | 5,882,700,000.00 | 2020 |
| 20 | Cameroon | 5,095,128,000.00 | 2020 |
| 21 | Congo | 5,071,048,000.00 | 2016 |
| 22 | Zambia | 4,786,846,000.00 | 2020 |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 4,719,668,000.00 | 2020 |
| 24 | Mali | 4,290,025,000.00 | 2020 |
| 25 | Namibia | 4,071,488,000.00 | 2020 |
| 26 | Mauritius | 3,914,640,000.00 | 2020 |
| 27 | Guinea | 3,727,440,000.00 | 2020 |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 3,517,024,000.00 | 2020 |
| 29 | Gabon | 3,171,354,000.00 | 2015 |
| 30 | Benin | 3,152,061,000.00 | 2020 |
| 31 | Rwanda | 3,057,789,000.00 | 2020 |
| 32 | Djibouti | 2,911,220,000.00 | 2020 |
| 33 | Mauritania | 2,878,854,000.00 | 2020 |
| 34 | Madagascar | 2,848,558,000.00 | 2020 |
| 35 | Malawi | 2,696,298,000.00 | 2020 |
| 36 | Niger | 2,466,384,000.00 | 2020 |
| 37 | Togo | 1,951,337,000.00 | 2020 |
| 38 | Lesotho | 1,814,031,000.00 | 2021 |
| 39 | Eswatini | 1,498,506,000.00 | 2020 |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 1,220,951,000.00 | 2020 |
| 41 | Liberia | 933,833,400.00 | 2019 |
| 42 | Seychelles | 851,674,400.00 | 2020 |
| 43 | Cabo Verde | 789,113,300.00 | 2020 |
| 44 | Burundi | 676,112,800.00 | 2018 |
| 45 | The Gambia | 607,359,400.00 | 2021 |
| 46 | Eritrea | 471,263,600.00 | 2000 |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 307,279,700.00 | 2020 |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 292,040,400.00 | 1996 |
| 49 | Comoros | 239,214,600.00 | 2020 |
| 50 | Chad | 212,062,300.00 | 1994 |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 130,582,500.00 | 1994 |
| 52 | São Tomé and Principe | 116,724,500.00 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Gap-filled total
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
