ICT goods imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): ICT goods imports was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 4.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 7.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2022.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 33 Germany 7.8% compare
- 34 Norway 7.8% compare
- 35 Latvia 7.3% compare
- 36 New Zealand 7.1% compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 7.0% compare
- 38 Peru 7.0% compare
- 39 South Africa 6.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ict goods imports in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 4.2% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for ict goods imports?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).