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Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Summary

2001

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

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 2001

Overall Exports and Imports for Sub-Saharan Africa 2001

Exports and imports of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2001 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 72,505 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 71,667 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 4,891 products were exported to 230 countries and 5,002 products were imported from 235 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa top 5 Export and Import partners 2001

Top five countries to which Sub-Saharan Africa exported in 2001 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to United States worth US$ 13,716 million, with a partner share of 18.92 percent.
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 7,535 million, with a partner share of 10.39 percent.
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to France worth US$ 4,320 million, with a partner share of 5.96 percent.
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to Germany worth US$ 3,273 million, with a partner share of 4.51 percent.
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to India worth US$ 2,909 million, with a partner share of 4.01 percent.

Top five countries from which Sub-Saharan Africa imported goods in 2001 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from South Africa worth US$ 7,323 million, with a partner share of 10.22 percent.
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from Germany worth US$ 6,095 million, with a partner share of 8.50 percent.
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from United States worth US$ 6,086 million, with a partner share of 8.49 percent.
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 5,089 million, with a partner share of 7.10 percent.
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from France worth US$ 5,003 million, with a partner share of 6.98 percent.

Sub-Saharan Africa Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2001

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 20,715,781.10 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 3,556,148.96 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Diamonds unsorted whether or not worked , worth 2,566,874.24 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Bituminous coal, not agglomerated , worth 1,690,244.92 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 1,363,782.84 (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 4,954,428.99 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 4,168,095.31 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 1,383,343.37 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Aircraft nes of an unladen weight exceeding 15, , worth 1,029,295.56 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 1,007,841.76 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2001

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2001 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2001

Tariffs imposed by Sub-Saharan Africa in 2001 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 1,924.48 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 14.93 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 9.71 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 25,925,431.57 and duty free tariff line items share was 21.05 percent.

Development Indicators 2001

Key Development Indicators of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2001 are below

  • Sub-Saharan Africa GDP in current US dollar was 407,310 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 568.51 .
  • Sub-Saharan Africa Trade balance: as % of GDP was 0.93.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was 3,807.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 60.30 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 11.46 .

Trade Indicators 2001

Trade Indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2001 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 .