Czechia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports

Czechia
253.34 billion current US$
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
501.15 billion current US$
in 2025
Czechia rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Merchandise imports over time

  • Czechia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 501.15 billion current US$ against 253.34 billion current US$ in Czechia, a difference of 247.81 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 2.0 times Czechia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 24.10 billion current US$ 76.63 billion current US$ 52.53 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 76.56 billion current US$ 173.30 billion current US$ 96.74 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 153.01 billion current US$ 382.06 billion current US$ 229.05 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 223.03 billion current US$ 442.49 billion current US$ 219.46 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports, Czechia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 501.15 billion current US$ against 253.34 billion current US$ in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports between Czechia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
247.81 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports?
Czechia ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.