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Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Summary

2023

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

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 2023

Overall Exports and Imports for Sub-Saharan Africa 2023

Exports and imports of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 393,138 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 432,159 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 4,529 products were exported to 233 countries and 4,602 products were imported from 238 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

Top five countries to which Sub-Saharan Africa exported in 2023 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to China worth US$ 67,499 million, with a partner share of 17.17 percent.
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to Netherlands worth US$ 22,691 million, with a partner share of 5.77 percent.
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to India worth US$ 22,017 million, with a partner share of 5.60 percent.
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to United States worth US$ 18,123 million, with a partner share of 4.61 percent.
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa exports to South Africa worth US$ 16,649 million, with a partner share of 4.23 percent.

Top five countries from which Sub-Saharan Africa imported goods in 2023 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from China worth US$ 81,089 million, with a partner share of 18.76 percent.
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from India worth US$ 32,305 million, with a partner share of 7.48 percent.
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from South Africa worth US$ 25,789 million, with a partner share of 5.97 percent.
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 22,943 million, with a partner share of 5.31 percent.
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa imports from United States worth US$ 22,322 million, with a partner share of 5.17 percent.

Sub-Saharan Africa Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

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 105,755,693.63 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth 24,593,678.10 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrou , worth 18,610,093.32 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Natural gas, liquefied , worth 10,836,279.76 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 9,014,088.67 (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, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 89,338,388.08 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, mot , worth 9,341,250.29 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 8,826,832.56 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 6,383,685.18 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Sub-Saharan Africa imported Transmission apparatus, for radioteleph incorpo , worth 5,516,970.35 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 2,434.80 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 11.49 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 10.19 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 114,590,173.95 and duty free tariff line items share was 33.80 percent.

Development Indicators 2023

Key Development Indicators of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 are below

  • Sub-Saharan Africa GDP in current US dollar was 1,946,246 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,606.06 .
  • Sub-Saharan Africa Trade balance: as % of GDP was -1.66.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -32,325.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 58.10 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 10.88 .

Trade Indicators 2023

Trade Indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 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 .