What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 9.8%

Rank

22nd

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1962

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 22nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1962	0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1963	0.0667 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1964	0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.8%
1965	0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1966	0.0799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1967	0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1968	0.0799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1969	0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1970	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1971	0.0906 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1972	0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1973	0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1974	0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1975	0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1976	0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1977	0.1297 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
1978	0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1979	0.1045 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1980	0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.8%
1981	0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.5%
1982	0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1983	0.0811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1984	0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1985	0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1986	0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1987	0.0834 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1988	0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1989	0.0854 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1990	0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1991	0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1992	0.1184 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.9%
1993	0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1994	0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1995	0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1996	0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1997	0.0819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1998	0.1396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+70.5%
1999	0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.1%
2000	0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2001	0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2002	0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2003	0.2006 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
2004	0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2005	0.2079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2006	0.2113 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2007	0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2008	0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2009	0.2206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2010	0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2011	0.2339 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2012	0.2346 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2013	0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2014	0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2015	0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2016	0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2017	0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2018	0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2019	0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2020	0.1731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2021	0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2022	0.2007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2023	0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1998	+70.5%	0.0819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1396 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1981	+51.5%	0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1297 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1074 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2165 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2346 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

19 Netherlands 0.738 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Viet Nam 0.7341 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
21 Hungary 0.7223 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Cape Verde 0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Kiribati 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Seychelles 0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
Food imports 12.1% (2024)
Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 14.5% (2024)
Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.