Africa vs Vanuatu: Annual growth of imports of goods and services

Africa
4.7%
in 2024
Vanuatu
13.6%
in 2022
Africa rank
14th
Vanuatu rank
17th

Annual growth of imports of goods and services over time

  • Africa
  • Vanuatu
-2002040200020122024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 13.6% against 4.7% in Africa, a difference of 8.9%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.9 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 14th and Vanuatu ranks 17th of 32 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 8.6% 9.4% 0.8% Vanuatu
2010s 2.3% 3.2% 0.9% Vanuatu
2020s 3.3% 3.8% 0.5% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth of imports of goods and services, Africa or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 13.6% against 4.7% in Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual growth of imports of goods and services between Africa and Vanuatu?
8.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Vanuatu?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Africa and Vanuatu rank globally for annual growth of imports of goods and services?
Africa ranks 14th and Vanuatu ranks 17th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
218 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed