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Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) Rice Import value
What is Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s rice import value (1000 usd)? As of 2023, it's 4.2K 1000 USD, up from 2.5K 1000 USD in 2014.
Author: Wantstats Research TeamSource: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
| Label | Rice Import value (1000 USD) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 2502 1000 USD |
| 2015 | 1823 1000 USD |
| 2016 | 2495 1000 USD |
| 2017 | 2792 1000 USD |
| 2018 | 7453 1000 USD |
| 2019 | 1833 1000 USD |
| 2020 | 2803 1000 USD |
| 2021 | 5739 1000 USD |
| 2022 | 4563 1000 USD |
| 2023 | 4184 1000 USD |
Data Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) Rice Import value: Key Points
- In 2023, Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s rice Import value stood at 4.18K USD — up from 2.50K USD in 2014, a rise of roughly 67%.
- 2018: spikes to 7.45K USD (+167%).
- 2019: drops hard to 1.83K USD (-75%).
- 2020: shoots up to 2.80K USD (+53%).
- 2021: surges to 5.74K USD (+105%).
- Net result across the whole period: up 67.2%, closing 2023 at 4.18K USD.
Why Trade Snapped Back
This is not a clean trend line, so resist the urge to draw one. Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s number moves both directions across the period — treat any single year as a snapshot, not a forecast.
This rebound fits a global pattern: as economies reopened in 2021, trade flows recovered broadly, driven by pent-up demand and easing restrictions worldwide.
Worth remembering this isn't a live feed — it's Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s periodically-updated official statistics, with the usual lag and modeling that comes with any indicator series like this.
This is a small trade volume in absolute terms — at this scale, a single shipment, buyer, or contract can move the national total by a large percentage. Don't read year-to-year swings here as an economy-wide signal.
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