Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Imports of goods and services by country

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Countries reporting

Highest

35.17 Percentage of GDP

Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)

Lowest

23.39 Percentage of GDP

Africa, fragile states

Median

28.75 Percentage of GDP

Years covered

2000–2029

Data points

1,590

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Imports of goods and services is currently reported for 6 countries. The highest value is 35.17 Percentage of GDP in Arab Maghreb Union (UMA); the lowest is 23.39 Percentage of GDP in Africa, fragile states.

The median across all reporting countries is 28.75 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 28.67 Percentage of GDP.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in East African Community (up 11.0%), and the largest decrease in Africa, fragile states (down 7.0%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)	35.17 Percentage of GDP	2029	down 3.9%	rising
2	OECD	30.71 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 4.3%	rising
3	Resource-rich countries	30.37 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 4.3%	rising
4	World outside Africa	27.12 Percentage of GDP	2029	down 0.2%	rising
5	East African Community	25.26 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 11.0%	rising
6	Africa, fragile states	23.39 Percentage of GDP	2029	down 7.0%	falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Least Developed Countries 25.6 Percentage of GDP
ASEAN 47.91 Percentage of GDP
Africa 28.24 Percentage of GDP
World 27.18 Percentage of GDP
Latin America and the Caribbean 24.4 Percentage of GDP

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Indicator: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Imports of goods and services
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 53 places, 1,590 data points, 2000–2029
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 15 shows growth decomposition by expenditure, including gross fixed capital formation, changes in inventories, foreign balances, and trade balance.