electricsheepafrica/africa-imports-of-goods-and-services-percentage-of-gdp

Africa Imports of Goods and Services Percentage of Gdp Dataset

Overview

This dataset contains imports of goods and services (% of gdp) data for African countries from the World Bank Economy & Growth indicators.

Data Details

• Indicator Code: NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
• Description: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
• Geographic Coverage: 54 African countries
• Time Period: 1960-2024
• Data Points: 3,315 observations
• Coverage: 94.44% of possible country-year combinations

File Formats

Main Dataset (Africa-Imports-of-Goods-and-Services-Percentage-of-Gdp.csv)

• Rows: 54 countries
• Columns: 65 years (1960-2024)
• Structure: Countries as rows, years as columns
• Missing Value Treatment: Interpolation → Forward Fill → Backward Fill
• Use Case: Cross-sectional analysis, heatmaps, correlation analysis

Data Quality

Coverage Statistics

• Total Observations: 3,315
• Possible Observations: 3,510
• Coverage Rate: 94.44%

Countries with No Data

3 countries have no observations: Liberia (LBR), Malawi (MWI), Sao Tome and Principe (STP)

Usage Examples

Python

import pandas as pd

# Load main dataset
df = pd.read_csv('Africa-Imports-of-Goods-and-Services-Percentage-of-Gdp.csv', index_col=[0, 1])

R

# Load main dataset
df <- read.csv('Africa-Imports-of-Goods-and-Services-Percentage-of-Gdp.csv', row.names=c(1,2))

Source

World Bank Open Data - Economy & Growth

• Original File: API_NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS_DS2_en_excel_v2_561586.xls
• Processed: 2025-09-04

License

This dataset is derived from World Bank Open Data and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.