Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) was 17.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Southern Africa is 17.68 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 156.5% on the previous year and up 272.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 286.51 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -67.14 % change on previous year, in 1972.
That places Southern Africa 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 23.69 % change on previous year | -1474.2% |
| 1964 | -26.14 % change on previous year | -210.3% |
| 1965 | 75.03 % change on previous year | -387.0% |
| 1966 | 8.91 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1967 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 1968 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -52.2% |
| 1969 | 21.01 % change on previous year | -1723.0% |
| 1970 | 48.66 % change on previous year | +131.7% |
| 1971 | -8.42 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 1972 | -67.14 % change on previous year | +697.7% |
| 1973 | 286.51 % change on previous year | -526.7% |
| 1974 | 105.6 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 1975 | -45.22 % change on previous year | -142.8% |
| 1976 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1977 | -10.62 % change on previous year | +105.0% |
| 1978 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -152.0% |
| 1979 | -24.9 % change on previous year | -551.6% |
| 1980 | 142.4 % change on previous year | -671.8% |
| 1981 | 6.63 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1982 | -25.49 % change on previous year | -484.5% |
| 1983 | -27.09 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 16.2 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 1985 | 15.78 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 66.8 % change on previous year | +323.2% |
| 1987 | -15.33 % change on previous year | -122.9% |
| 1988 | 81.69 % change on previous year | -633.0% |
| 1989 | -48.61 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 1990 | 17.16 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 24.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 1994 | 21.57 % change on previous year | -1550.0% |
| 1995 | 34.51 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 1996 | -0.5419 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 1997 | -23.74 % change on previous year | +4280.0% |
| 1998 | 7.98 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1999 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2000 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -187.2% |
| 2001 | -32.44 % change on previous year | -1902.9% |
| 2002 | 7.46 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 2003 | 53.73 % change on previous year | +620.2% |
| 2004 | 10.58 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 2005 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
| 2006 | 65.94 % change on previous year | -1836.0% |
| 2007 | 16.73 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 2008 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 2009 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -194.2% |
| 2010 | 14.28 % change on previous year | -320.1% |
| 2011 | -4.6 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 2012 | 11.96 % change on previous year | -360.2% |
| 2013 | -11.39 % change on previous year | -195.2% |
| 2014 | -10.23 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2015 | -4.57 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 2016 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2017 | 20.68 % change on previous year | -941.4% |
| 2018 | 12.56 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 2019 | -21.61 % change on previous year | -272.0% |
| 2020 | -36.13 % change on previous year | +67.2% |
| 2021 | 27.34 % change on previous year | -175.7% |
| 2022 | 40.77 % change on previous year | +49.1% |
| 2023 | -31.29 % change on previous year | -176.8% |
| 2024 | 17.68 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -4280.0% | -0.5419 % change on previous year | -23.74 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -1902.9% | 1.8 % change on previous year | -32.44 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1836.0% | -3.8 % change on previous year | 65.94 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +1723.0% | -1.29 % change on previous year | 21.01 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1550.0% | -1.49 % change on previous year | 21.57 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +1474.2% | -1.72 % change on previous year | 23.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1 % change on previous year | -26.14 % change on previous year | 75.03 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 28.48 % change on previous year | -67.14 % change on previous year | 286.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.3 % change on previous year | -48.61 % change on previous year | 142.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.81 % change on previous year | -23.74 % change on previous year | 34.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.04 % change on previous year | -32.44 % change on previous year | 65.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4625 % change on previous year | -21.61 % change on previous year | 20.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 % change on previous year | -36.13 % change on previous year | 40.77 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 1 Nauru 700 % change on previous year compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 66.06 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Faroe Islands 481.94 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18.61 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Luxembourg 447.98 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 13.68 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Dominica 213.67 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 12.91 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was 17.68 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 286.51 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -67.14 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Southern Africa rank for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.