Africa Imports

Insights
  • South Africa's imports reached 167.36 ZAR Billion in August 2025. This is a 1.9% increase from July 2025's 164.18 ZAR Billion.
  • Egypt's imports decreased by 3.1% to $8.69 billion in August 2025 from $8.96 billion in July 2025.
  • Algeria's imports hit $12.46 billion in Q4 2024, a 9.2% rise from $11.41 billion in Q3 2024.

Data is available for the period 1957 to 2025 across 11 countries in Africa.

World Major Countries Americas Europe Asia Oceania Africa
Country Current Value Previous Value Prior Year Frequency Period
Flag of South Africa
South Africa
ZAR 167.4B ZAR 164.2B ZAR 159.92B Monthly Aug'25
Flag of Egypt
Egypt
$8.7B $9B $8.34B Monthly Aug'25
Flag of Algeria
Algeria
$12.5B $11.4B $11.6B Quarterly Q4 2024
Flag of Nigeria
Nigeria
NGN 4.1T NGN 5.6T NGN 4T Monthly Jun'25
Flag of Morocco
Morocco
MAD 70.7B MAD 76.4B MAD 60.5B Monthly Aug'25
Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
$5.1B $4.4B $3.91B Quarterly Q2 2024
Flag of Kenya
Kenya
KES 252.5B KES 228B KES 226.06B Monthly Jul'25
Flag of Ghana
Ghana
$1.9B $1.8B $1.21B Monthly Aug'25
Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania
$3.6B $3.3B $3.24B Quarterly Q2 2025
Flag of Uganda
Uganda
$1.6B $1.5B $1.23B Monthly Aug'25
Flag of Mauritius
Mauritius
MUR 26.8B MUR 23.3B MUR 27.7B Monthly Aug'25
Africa Imports : Definition
Imports is the total value of goods and services brought into a country from abroad.