Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Imports of goods and services

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
9.6%
in 2025
Zambia
43.9%
in 2010
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
-200204060196119932025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 43.9% against 9.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 34.3%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 36 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.6% 6.4% 1.8% Zambia
1970s 12.0% -5.1% 17.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s -0.5% -2.2% 1.7% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.7% 14.0% 12.3% Zambia
2000s 8.0% 22.4% 14.4% Zambia
2010s 4.9% 43.9% 39.1% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 43.9% against 9.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
34.3%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.