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Sub-Saharan Africa
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Lesotho leads Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in 2025 at 104.45%, while Sudan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 1.28%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.026.152.278.3104LesothoLesotho: 104.45%104Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 98.81%98.8SeychellesSeychelles: 92.67%92.7MauritiusMauritius: 74.91%74.9NamibiaNamibia: 63.90%63.9GuineaGuinea: 62.27%62.3MozambiqueMozambique: 55.72%55.7MauritaniaMauritania: 54.17%54.2Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 53.35%53.4Gambia, TheGambia, The: 49.44%49.4Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 43.92%43.9Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 43.65%43.6

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Lesotho 104.45%
2 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 98.81%
3 Seychelles 92.67%
4 Mauritius 74.91%
5 Namibia 63.90%
6 Guinea 62.27%
7 Mozambique 55.72%
8 Mauritania 54.17%
9 Cabo Verde 53.35%
10 Gambia, The 49.44%
11 Congo, Dem. Rep. 43.92%
12 Congo, Rep. 43.65%
13 Senegal 38.58%
14 Botswana 37.51%
15 Rwanda 35.12%
16 Central African Republic 33.56%
17 Sao Tome and Principe 33.30%
18 Madagascar 32.91%
19 Comoros 31.59%
20 Burkina Faso 30.01%
21 South Africa 29.50%
22 Gabon 29.40%
23 Uganda 28.76%
24 Malawi 28.75%
25 Equatorial Guinea 28.41%
26 Sierra Leone 28.21%
27 Guinea-Bissau 27.01%
28 Mali 26.70%
29 Cote d'Ivoire 24.77%
30 Kenya 21.76%
31 Cameroon 20.30%
32 Ethiopia 20.18%
33 Benin 20.06%
34 Tanzania 19.99%
35 Niger 18.14%
36 Chad 16.72%
37 Angola 11.67%
38 Sudan 1.28%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in 2025, Lesotho leads with a gap of 5.64% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 38 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Sudan at 1.28%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.