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Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Summary

1996

Sub-Saharan Africa exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1996

Overall Exports and Imports for Sub-Saharan Africa 1996

Exports and imports of Sub-Saharan Africa in 1996 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 54,052 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 53,508 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 4,846 products were exported to 208 countries and 5,023 products were imported from 216 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa top 5 Export and Import partners 1996

Top five countries to which Sub-Saharan Africa exported in 1996 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to United States worth US$ 9,631 million, with a partner share of 17.82 percent.
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 4,948 million, with a partner share of 9.15 percent.
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to France worth US$ 3,496 million, with a partner share of 6.47 percent.
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to Spain worth US$ 2,811 million, with a partner share of 5.20 percent.
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to Netherlands worth US$ 2,806 million, with a partner share of 5.19 percent.

Top five countries from which Sub-Saharan Africa imported goods in 1996 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from Germany worth US$ 5,745 million, with a partner share of 10.74 percent.
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from United States worth US$ 5,712 million, with a partner share of 10.68 percent.
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 5,196 million, with a partner share of 9.71 percent.
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from France worth US$ 4,681 million, with a partner share of 8.75 percent.
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from Japan worth US$ 3,393 million, with a partner share of 6.34 percent.

Sub-Saharan Africa Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 1996

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Sub-Saharan Africa along with trade value are:

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 14,298,570.40 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 2,441,839.60 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn , worth 2,079,238.44 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Bituminous coal, not agglomerated , worth 1,456,265.05 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth 1,017,290.61 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Sub-Saharan Africa along with trade value are

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 3,268,214.54 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Spelt, common wheat and meslin , worth 680,939.41 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 667,741.71 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 621,840.13 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 555,883.14 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 1996

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 1996 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 1996

Tariffs imposed by Sub-Saharan Africa in 1996 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 1,607.50 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 19.42 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 12.59 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 9,566,656.30 and duty free tariff line items share was 16.07 percent.

Development Indicators 1996

Key Development Indicators of Sub-Saharan Africa in 1996 are below

  • Sub-Saharan Africa GDP in current US dollar was 394,513 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 611.03 .
  • Sub-Saharan Africa Trade balance: as % of GDP was 0.31.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was 1,233.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 47.99 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 10.08 .

Trade Indicators 1996

Trade Indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa in 1996 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was not available.
  • Index of export market penetration was not available.
  • World Growth in percentage was not available and Sub-Saharan Africa Country Growth was not available .