Sub-Saharan Africa Trade

Overall Exports and Imports for Sub-Saharan Africa 2018

The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 281,847 million.
The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 273,346 million.
At the HS6 digit level, 4,564 products are exported to 229 countries and 4,625 products are imported from 237 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2018

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

Sub-Saharan Africa exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth US$ 91,436,915.00 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth US$ 14,891,644.01 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn , worth US$ 7,797,213.07 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported Natural gas, liquefied , worth US$ 7,586,256.60 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported Bituminous coal, not agglomerated , worth US$ 6,156,417.22 million.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 36,638,973.45 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth US$ 13,601,606.28 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa imported Floating or submersible drilling or production , worth US$ 5,679,178.91 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth US$ 4,538,360.60 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa imported Transmission apparatus, for radioteleph incorpo , worth US$ 4,107,498.30 million.

Sub-Saharan Africa top 5 Export and Import partners 2018

The top five countries to which Sub-Saharan Africa exported 2018 along with the partner share in percentage are:

Sub-Saharan Africa exports to China worth US$ 37,570 million, with a partner share of 13.33 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa exports to India worth US$ 26,316 million, with a partner share of 9.34 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa exports to Netherlands worth US$ 14,785 million, with a partner share of 5.25 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa exports to United States worth US$ 14,638 million, with a partner share of 5.19 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa exports to South Africa worth US$ 12,771 million, with a partner share of 4.53 percent.

The top five countries to which Sub-Saharan Africa imported goods 2018 along with the share in percentage are

Sub-Saharan Africa imports from China worth US$ 45,010 million, with a partner share of 16.47 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports from South Africa worth US$ 18,950 million, with a partner share of 6.93 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports from India worth US$ 15,669 million, with a partner share of 5.73 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports from United States worth US$ 13,216 million, with a partner share of 4.84 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports from Germany worth US$ 12,950 million, with a partner share of 4.74 percent.

Sub-Saharan Africa Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2018

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2018 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.

Sub-Saharan Africa Raw materials exports are worth US$ 147,933 million, product share of 52.49%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Raw materials imports are worth US$ 32,592 million, product share of 11.92%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Intermediate goods exports are worth US$ 69,205 million, product share of 24.55%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Intermediate goods imports are worth US$ 57,573 million, product share of 21.06%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Consumer goods exports are worth US$ 46,075 million, product share of 16.35%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Consumer goods imports are worth US$ 103,532 million, product share of 37.88%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Capital goods exports are worth US$ 17,621 million, product share of 6.25%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Capital goods imports are worth US$ 70,851 million, product share of 25.92%.