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Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Summary

2016 Data

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

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Sub-Saharan Africa

Overall Exports and Imports

Exportsmore »
Definition Total Import/Export Value in thousands of US Dollars current value.
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Valuation Export - FOB; Import - CIF
Currency Unit US Dollar - Current value
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Exports (in US$ Mil): 		121,456
Definition Total number of products exported by a country at the Harmonized System six digit level in any given year.
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Notes 1) All traded products at HS 6 digits are considered for this computation.
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
No. Of products: 		4,553
Definition Number of countries to whom a particular country exports data in any given year.
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Notes 1) Product 'Total' is used for this computation.
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
No. Of partners: 		224
Importsmore »
Definition Total Import/Export Value in thousands of US Dollars current value.
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Valuation Export - FOB; Import - CIF
Currency Unit US Dollar - Current value
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Imports (in US$ Mil): 		161,657
Definition Total number of products imported by a country at the Harmonized System (HS) six digit level in any given year.
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Notes 1) All traded products at HS 6 digits are considered for this computation.
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
No. Of products: 		4,617
Definition Number of countries from which a particular country imports data in any given year.
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Notes 1) Product 'Total' is used for this computation.
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
No. Of partners: 		231

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level

Exports (US$ Thousands)  
Product Code 710813
Product Name Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar
Data Source UN Comtrade
Gold in oth semi-man ...		9,063,671.01
Product Code 710231
Product Name Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn
Data Source UN Comtrade
Diamonds non-industr ...		8,622,437.85
Product Code 710812
Product Name Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary
Data Source UN Comtrade
Gold in unwrought fo ...		4,550,879.68
Product Code 270112
Product Name Bituminous coal, not agglomerated
Data Source UN Comtrade
Bituminous coal, not ...		3,714,058.40
Product Code 720241
Product Name Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4
Data Source UN Comtrade
Ferro-chromium conta ...		3,166,022.50
Imports (US$ Thousands)
Product Code 271000
Product Name Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation
Data Source UN Comtrade
Petroleum oils, etc, ...		12,171,769.01
Product Code 270900
Product Name Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou
Data Source UN Comtrade
Petroleum oils and o ...		6,981,641.97
Product Code 300490
Product Name Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products,
Data Source UN Comtrade
Other medicaments of ...		2,889,951.37
Product Code 710231
Product Name Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn
Data Source UN Comtrade
Diamonds non-industr ...		2,335,293.12
Product Code 852520
Product Name Transmission apparatus, for radioteleph incorpo
Data Source UN Comtrade
Transmission apparat ...		2,333,623.13

Top 5 Export and Import partners

Market Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
China9,478 7.80
India7,120 5.86
United States7,019 5.78
South Africa6,629 5.46
Germany6,069 5.00
Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
China28,296 17.50
South Africa12,212 7.55
Germany10,888 6.74
India9,253 5.72
United States9,163 5.67

Exports and Imports of Product Groups

Product Categories Exports Imports
Export(US$ Mil) Product share(%) Import(US$ Mil) Prod share(%) Weighted Average (%)
Raw materials40,444 33.30 18,266 11.30 2.69
Intermediate goods42,569 35.05 33,053 20.45 5.33
Consumer goods24,483 20.16 58,767 36.35 11.47
Capital goods13,166 10.84 45,281 28.01 4.13

Trade Indicators

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Definition Hirschman Herfindahl index is a measure of the dispersion of trade value across an exporter’s partners. A country with trade (export or import) that is concentrated in a very few markets will have an index value close to 1. Similarly, a country with a perfectly diversified trade portfolio will have an index close to zero.
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Valuation Export - FOB; Import - CIF
Currency Unit
Notes 1) Mirror Exports is considered for export data 2) All Countries except World and EUN are considered as partner group 3) Product 'Total' is used for this computation 4) The indicator is computed at reporter-partner level and aggregated to reporter level
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
HH Market concentration index: 		...
Definition It is calculated as the number of countries to which the reporter exports a particular product divided by the number of countries that report importing the product that year.
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Valuation Export - FOB; Import - CIF
Currency Unit
Notes 1) Mirror Exports is considered for export data 2) All products at HS 6 digits are considered 3) Computation is performed at Country-Product level and aggregated to country level
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Index of export market penetration: 		...
Definition Annual percentage growth rate of the world’s trade value (export or import), by sector, at market prices in current U.S. dollars
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Valuation Export - FOB; Import - CIF
Currency Unit
Notes 1) Mirror Exports is considered 2)Growth for a given year is computed with respect to the previous year
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
World Growth: 		...
Definition Annual percentage growth rate of the country’s trade value (export or import), by sector, at market prices in current U.S. dollars
Source WITS - UNSD Comtrade
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, SITC Revision 2
Valuation Export - FOB; Import - CIF
Currency Unit
Notes 1) Mirror Exports is considered 2)Growth for a given year is computed with respect to the previous year
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Country Growth: 		...

Tariffs

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Source WITS - UNCTAD TRAINS
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, HS 1996, HS 2002, HS 2007, HS 2012
Notes
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
No Of Tariff Agreement: 		644
Definition Effectively Applied MaxRate (%) tariff; The highest tariff value at the tariff line level within the product category
Source WITS - UNCTAD TRAINS
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, HS 1996, HS 2002, HS 2007, HS 2012
Notes Specific duty expressions are estimated using UNCTAD Method (If available)
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Maximum Rate (%): 		398.11
Definition Effectively Applied Simple Average tariff (%)
Source WITS - UNCTAD TRAINS
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, HS 1996, HS 2002, HS 2007, HS 2012
Notes Specific duty expressions are estimated using UNCTAD Method (If available)
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Simple Average (%): 		9.85
Definition Effectively Applied Weighted Average (%) tariff; The average of tariffs weighted by their corresponding trade value
Source WITS - UNCTAD TRAINS
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, HS 1996, HS 2002, HS 2007, HS 2012
Notes Specific duty expressions are estimated using UNCTAD Method (If available)
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Weighted Average (%): 		6.97
Definition Effectively Applied Duty Free Imports in thousands of US Dollar
Source WITS - UNCTAD TRAINS
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, HS 1996, HS 2002, HS 2007, HS 2012
Notes Specific duty expressions are estimated using UNCTAD Method (If available)
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Duty Free Imports (US$ Thousand): 		105,164,298.90
Definition Effectively Applied Duty Free Tariff Lines Share in percentage
Source WITS - UNCTAD TRAINS
Classification Harmonized System 1988/92, HS 1996, HS 2002, HS 2007, HS 2012
Notes 1) Tariff_AHS_DutyFreeLines]*100/[Tariff_AHS_TotalLines] 2) Specific duty expressions are estimated using UNCTAD Method (If available)
Last Updated Oct-16-2017
Duty Free Tariff Lines Share (%): 		38.36

Development Indicators

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Definition GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
Source WDI
Topic Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: US$ at current prices: Aggregate indicators
Last Updated Oct-17-2017
GDP (current US$ Mil): 		1,498,001
Definition GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Source WDI
Topic Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Atlas GNI & GNI per capita
Last Updated Oct-17-2017
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): 		1,505.39
Definition Difference between Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) and Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Source WITS - WDI
Notes Indicator codes: NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS, NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Last Updated Apr-27-2017
Trade Balance (% of GDP): 		-4.38
Definition Difference between Exports of goods and services (current US$) and Imports of goods and services (current US$)
Source WITS - WDI
Notes Indicator codes: NE.EXP.GNFS.CD, NE.IMP.GNFS.CD
Last Updated Apr-27-2017
Trade Balance (current US$ Mil): 		-64,017.00
Definition Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.
Source WDI
Topic Economic Policy & Debt: Balance of payments: Current account: Goods, services & income
Last Updated Oct-17-2017
Trade in services (% of GDP):
Definition Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
Source WDI
Topic Economic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Shares of GDP & other
Last Updated Oct-17-2017
Trade (% of GDP): 		58.59