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Imports of goods and services

49 of 54 countries reporting · annual · World Bank

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Latest reported period varies by country — dates shown

Rank Country Value descending As of vs previous
1 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe $236.5M 2024 ↓ $20.8M + compare
2 🇰🇲 Comoros $504M 2023 ↑ $23.8M + compare
3 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau $611.9M 2024 ↑ $19.8M + compare
4 🇧🇮 Burundi $1.5B 2025 ↑ $181.7M + compare
5 🇬🇲 Gambia $1.5B 2024 ↑ $195.8M + compare
6 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde $1.6B 2025 ↑ $166.1M + compare
7 🇱🇷 Liberia $1.8B 2024 ↓ $392.3M + compare
8 🇱🇸 Lesotho $2.2B 2025 ↑ $73.7M + compare
9 🇸🇨 Seychelles $2.4B 2024 ↓ $78M + compare
10 🇹🇬 Togo $2.4B 2020 ↑ $128.4M + compare
11 🇸🇿 Eswatini $2.6B 2024 ↑ $254M + compare
12 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone $2.9B 2024 ↑ $690.8M + compare
13 🇳🇪 Niger $3B 2024 ↓ $771.4M + compare
14 🇲🇼 Malawi $3.9B 2024 ↓ $85M + compare
15 🇸🇸 South Sudan $4.4B 2023 ↓ $2B + compare
16 🇨🇬 Congo $4.5B 2021 ↑ $1.2B + compare
17 🇩🇯 Djibouti $4.8B 2024 ↓ $504.5M + compare
18 🇬🇦 Gabon $5B 2015 ↓ $1.2B + compare
19 🇲🇷 Mauritania $5.4B 2024 ↑ $98.4M + compare
20 🇲🇬 Madagascar $5.4B 2024 ↑ $128.2M + compare
21 🇧🇯 Benin $6.2B 2023 ↑ $893.7M + compare
22 🇷🇼 Rwanda $6.5B 2024 ↑ $757.8M + compare
23 🇲🇱 Mali $7.3B 2024 ↓ $778.1M + compare
24 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso $7.3B 2024 ↑ $459.3M + compare
25 🇧🇼 Botswana $8.2B 2024 ↑ $909.5M + compare
26 🇲🇺 Mauritius $8.6B 2024 ↑ $597.2M + compare
27 🇳🇦 Namibia $9.2B 2024 ↑ $720.9M + compare
28 🇨🇲 Cameroon $10.2B 2024 ↓ $116.6M + compare
29 🇬🇳 Guinea $10.2B 2024 ↑ $1.9B + compare
30 🇲🇿 Mozambique $10.5B 2024 ↓ $692.2M + compare
31 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe $10.7B 2024 ↑ $422.4M + compare
32 🇸🇩 Sudan $11.6B 2022 ↑ $1.3B + compare
33 🇿🇲 Zambia $12.1B 2024 ↑ $1.2B + compare
34 🇸🇳 Senegal $14.9B 2023 ↑ $218.6M + compare
35 🇺🇬 Uganda $16.1B 2024 ↑ $2.8B + compare
36 🇹🇿 Tanzania $17B 2024 ↑ $865.9M + compare
37 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire $22B 2024 ↑ $662.5M + compare
38 🇹🇳 Tunisia $22.7B 2024 ↑ $703.8M + compare
39 🇦🇴 Angola $24B 2025 ↑ $1.3B + compare
40 🇪🇹 Ethiopia $25.1B 2024 ↑ $2.2B + compare
41 🇰🇪 Kenya $27.8B 2024 ↑ $1.8B + compare
42 🇬🇭 Ghana $32.1B 2025 ↑ $5.2B + compare
43 🇱🇾 Libya $33.3B 2023 ↑ $5.4B + compare
44 🇨🇩 DR Congo $38B 2025 ↑ $835.6M + compare
45 🇩🇿 Algeria $54.5B 2024 ↑ $3.4B + compare
46 🇳🇬 Nigeria $62.6B 2025 ↑ $4.9B + compare
47 🇲🇦 Morocco $93.9B 2025 ↑ $13.1B + compare
48 🇪🇬 Egypt $115.1B 2025 ↑ $14.7B + compare
49 🇿🇦 South Africa $126.2B 2025 ↑ $6.4B + compare
Median $8.2B median of shown

Credit ratings

Rank Country Fitch Moody's S&P
1 🇿🇦 South Africa BB Ba2 BB
2 🇪🇬 Egypt B Caa1 B
3 🇳🇬 Nigeria B B3 B
4 🇬🇭 Ghana B Caa1 B-
5 🇰🇪 Kenya B- B3 B

Sorted by median ordinal across available agencies (Fitch / Moody's / S&P scales aligned at equivalent notches); ties broken alphabetically by country. Grades are never averaged or converted to a blended score — ordinals stay ordinals.