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economic2023

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.3value
Median: 0.7value
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Lesotho
85.0value
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Lesotho85.0value
2Botswana84.1value
3Eswatini76.0value
4South Sudan64.9value
5Zimbabwe64.2value
By Region
Other9.3value(124 countries)
Africa4.5value(9 countries)
Asia2.1value(26 countries)
South America1.0value(7 countries)
Europe0.9value(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (85.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.3value)

Other (124)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Lesotho85.0value
2Botswana84.1value
3Eswatini76.0value
4South Sudan64.9value
5Zimbabwe64.2value
6Mali62.5value
7Guinea-Bissau44.5value
8Namibia43.1value
9Republic of the Congo41.7value
10Zambia37.5value
11Sao Tome and Principe34.1value
12Liberia34.0value
13Burundi33.5value
14Malawi33.0value
15Central African Republic31.6value
16Burkina Faso27.7value
17Uganda26.9value
18Mozambique26.5value
19Rwanda24.2value
20Chad20.4value
21Democratic Republic of the Congo19.6value
22Cote d'Ivoire19.5value
23Togo16.4value
24Benin15.2value
25Mauritius14.9value
26Senegal13.1value
27United Arab Emirates12.8value
28Niger11.7value
29Equatorial Guinea11.4value
30Seychelles10.5value
31Republic of The Gambia10.0value
32Sierra Leone10.0value
33Nauru9.3value
34Angola9.1value
35United Republic of Tanzania8.9value
36Somalia8.8value
37Gibraltar8.3value
38Kenya8.2value
39Madagascar8.1value
40South Africa8.1value
41Cameroon7.3value
42Ghana7.0value
43Comoros5.9value
44Russian Federation5.1value
45Kazakhstan5.1value
46India4.8value
47Switzerland4.8value
48Uruguay4.6value
49Guinea4.5value
50Djibouti4.4value
51People's Republic of China4.2value
52Sudan4.0value
53Indonesia4.0value
54Eritrea3.8value
55Pakistan3.8value
56Gabon3.0value
57Bangladesh2.9value
58Spain2.9value
59Netherlands2.7value
60Portugal2.6value
61Jamaica2.2value
62Egypt2.0value
63The Republic of North Macedonia1.9value
64Nigeria1.9value
65North Korea1.9value
66Ethiopia1.7value
67Saudi Arabia1.7value
68Malaysia1.7value
69France1.6value
70Sri Lanka1.6value
71United Kingdom1.6value
72Italy1.5value
73Belgium1.5value
74Algeria1.4value
75Brazil1.4value
76Mauritania1.4value
77Oman1.3value
78Yemen1.3value
79Bahamas1.3value
80Japan1.2value
81Norway1.2value
82Greece1.2value
83South Korea1.2value
84Thailand1.2value
85Canada1.1value
86Lebanon1.1value
87Bahrain1.1value
88Germany1.1value
89United States of America0.9value
90Croatia0.9value
91Türkiye0.9value
92Vietnam0.9value
93Serbia0.9value
94Jordan0.8value
95Qatar0.8value
96Morocco0.8value
97Kuwait0.8value
98Australia0.7value
99Bulgaria0.7value
100Cape Verde0.7value
101Sweden0.7value
102Haiti0.7value
103Macao0.7value
104Micronesia, Federated States of0.7value
105Marshall Islands0.7value
106Israel0.7value
107Nicaragua0.6value
108Tunisia0.6value
109Hong Kong0.6value
110Singapore0.6value
111Nepal0.6value
112Vanuatu0.6value
113Maldives0.5value
114Brunei Darussalam0.5value
115Poland0.5value
116Ukraine0.5value
117Fiji0.5value
118Tuvalu0.4value
119Argentina0.4value
120Palau0.4value
121Syrian Arab Republic0.4value
122Colombia0.4value
123Denmark0.4value
124Suriname0.4value
125Antigua and Barbuda0.4value
126Ireland0.4value
127Guam0.4value
128Cyprus0.3value
129New Zealand0.3value
130El Salvador0.3value
131Armenia0.3value
132Chile0.3value
133Guyana0.3value
134Belarus0.3value
135Honduras0.3value
136Mexico0.3value
137Finland0.2value
138Panama0.2value
139Estonia0.2value
140Iceland0.2value
141State of Palestine0.2value
142Lithuania0.2value
143Papua New Guinea0.2value
144Dominican Republic0.2value
145Grenada0.2value
146Belize0.2value
147Slovenia0.2value
148Barbados0.2value
149Austria0.2value
150Moldova, Republic of0.2value
151Georgia0.2value
152Uzbekistan0.2value
153Venezuela0.2value
154Romania0.2value
155Philippines0.2value
156Samoa0.2value
157Czech Republic0.2value
158Guatemala0.2value
159Curaçao0.1value
160Trinidad and Tobago0.1value
161Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1value
162Iraq0.1value
163Cuba0.1value
164Malta0.1value
165Luxembourg0.1value
166Faroe Islands0.1value
167Bermuda0.1value
168Albania0.1value
169Afghanistan0.1value
170Azerbaijan0.1value
171Montenegro0.1value
172Timor-Leste0.1value
173Islamic Republic of Iran0.1value
174Paraguay0.1value
175Cambodia0.1value
176Peru0.1value
177Bolivia0.1value
178Aruba0.1value
179Mongolia0.1value
180Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1value
181Slovakia0.1value
182Kyrgyzstan0.1value
183Ecuador0.1value
184New Caledonia0.1value
185Hungary0.1value
186Lao People's Democratic Republic0.1value
187Tonga0.1value
188French Polynesia0.1value
189Solomon Islands0.0value
190Costa Rica0.0value
191Greenland0.0value
192Libya0.0value
193San Marino0.0value
194Dominica0.0value
195Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0value
196Kiribati0.0value
197Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0value
198Latvia0.0value
199Myanmar0.0value
200Saint Lucia0.0value
201Tajikistan0.0value
202American Samoa0.0value
203Turkmenistan0.0value
204Bhutan0.0value
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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