Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) was -8.77 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa stood at -8.77 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 41.2% on the previous year and down 129.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 113.77 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -36.19 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Eastern Africa ranks 23rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.9251 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 1964 | 26.37 % change on previous year | +2750.1% |
| 1965 | 50.11 % change on previous year | +90.0% |
| 1966 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -80.4% |
| 1967 | -7.48 % change on previous year | -176.4% |
| 1968 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -179.2% |
| 1969 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1970 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -179.3% |
| 1971 | 9.31 % change on previous year | -276.7% |
| 1972 | -6.75 % change on previous year | -172.6% |
| 1973 | 24.54 % change on previous year | -463.3% |
| 1974 | 92.54 % change on previous year | +277.2% |
| 1975 | -27.67 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 1976 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 1977 | 12.16 % change on previous year | -306.5% |
| 1978 | -7.31 % change on previous year | -160.1% |
| 1979 | 36.61 % change on previous year | -601.1% |
| 1980 | 53.54 % change on previous year | +46.3% |
| 1981 | -10.72 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 1982 | -16.28 % change on previous year | +51.9% |
| 1983 | -15.96 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1984 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1985 | -7.85 % change on previous year | +90.7% |
| 1986 | 25.58 % change on previous year | -425.6% |
| 1987 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1988 | 27.74 % change on previous year | +472.3% |
| 1989 | -12.88 % change on previous year | -146.4% |
| 1990 | 30.29 % change on previous year | -335.1% |
| 1991 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 1992 | -7.97 % change on previous year | -191.8% |
| 1993 | -19 % change on previous year | +138.5% |
| 1994 | 11.17 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 1995 | -30.41 % change on previous year | -372.1% |
| 1996 | 28.4 % change on previous year | -193.4% |
| 1997 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 1998 | 23.03 % change on previous year | +1502.3% |
| 1999 | 38.94 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 2000 | -14.3 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 2001 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 2002 | -21.69 % change on previous year | -529.7% |
| 2003 | 113.77 % change on previous year | -624.4% |
| 2004 | 56.36 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2005 | 12.65 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2006 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 2007 | 29.45 % change on previous year | -572.9% |
| 2008 | 18.94 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 2009 | -17.64 % change on previous year | -193.1% |
| 2010 | 33.63 % change on previous year | -290.6% |
| 2011 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 2012 | -13.34 % change on previous year | -777.6% |
| 2013 | 13.9 % change on previous year | -204.2% |
| 2014 | 30.25 % change on previous year | +117.6% |
| 2015 | -18.49 % change on previous year | -161.1% |
| 2016 | 11.69 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 2017 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 2018 | 15.19 % change on previous year | +542.9% |
| 2019 | 21.81 % change on previous year | +43.6% |
| 2020 | -36.19 % change on previous year | -266.0% |
| 2021 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 2022 | 26.77 % change on previous year | +83.8% |
| 2023 | -6.21 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 2024 | -8.77 % change on previous year | +41.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +2750.1% | 0.9251 % change on previous year | 26.37 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1502.3% | 1.44 % change on previous year | 23.03 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.01 % change on previous year | -7.48 % change on previous year | 50.11 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 12.23 % change on previous year | -27.67 % change on previous year | 92.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.39 % change on previous year | -16.28 % change on previous year | 53.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.46 % change on previous year | -30.41 % change on previous year | 38.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.64 % change on previous year | -21.69 % change on previous year | 113.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9 % change on previous year | -18.49 % change on previous year | 33.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.97 % change on previous year | -36.19 % change on previous year | 26.77 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 20 Togo 37.99 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Türkiye -6.04 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Mongolia 36.56 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Syrian Arab Republic -40.54 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Netherlands Antilles (former) 34.18 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Kyrgyzstan 32.63 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 30.11 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire -13.12 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 27.08 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Gabon 25.47 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Caribbean -16.95 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa was -8.77 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 113.77 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.19 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 23rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 129.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.