Sub-Saharan Africa Trade

Overall Exports and Imports for Sub-Saharan Africa 2019

The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 241,362 million.
The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 253,395 million.
At the HS6 digit level, 4,535 products are exported to 228 countries and 4,627 products are imported from 236 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2019

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$ 51,619,786.62 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth US$ 14,090,802.96 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 6,387,055.84 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn , worth US$ 6,252,617.36 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth US$ 5,789,609.41 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$ 26,203,116.96 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth US$ 11,315,334.72 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth US$ 4,871,813.28 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa imported New stamps; stamp-impressed paper; banknotes; c , worth US$ 4,135,767.01 million.
Sub-Saharan Africa imported Transmission apparatus, for radioteleph incorpo , worth US$ 3,754,425.38 million.

Sub-Saharan Africa top 5 Export and Import partners 2019

The top five countries to which Sub-Saharan Africa exported 2019 along with the partner share in percentage are:

Sub-Saharan Africa exports to China worth US$ 25,987 million, with a partner share of 10.77 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa exports to India worth US$ 18,494 million, with a partner share of 7.66 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa exports to South Africa worth US$ 14,765 million, with a partner share of 6.12 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa exports to United States worth US$ 12,460 million, with a partner share of 5.16 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa exports to Netherlands worth US$ 11,338 million, with a partner share of 4.70 percent.

The top five countries to which Sub-Saharan Africa imported goods 2019 along with the share in percentage are

Sub-Saharan Africa imports from China worth US$ 45,548 million, with a partner share of 17.98 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports from South Africa worth US$ 17,303 million, with a partner share of 6.83 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports from India worth US$ 17,087 million, with a partner share of 6.74 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports from United States worth US$ 16,407 million, with a partner share of 6.47 percent.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports from Germany worth US$ 12,397 million, with a partner share of 4.89 percent.

Sub-Saharan Africa Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2019

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2019 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.

Sub-Saharan Africa Raw materials exports are worth US$ 105,328 million, product share of 43.64%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Raw materials imports are worth US$ 28,431 million, product share of 11.22%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Intermediate goods exports are worth US$ 78,308 million, product share of 32.44%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Intermediate goods imports are worth US$ 52,026 million, product share of 20.53%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Consumer goods exports are worth US$ 41,207 million, product share of 17.07%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Consumer goods imports are worth US$ 94,927 million, product share of 37.46%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Capital goods exports are worth US$ 16,134 million, product share of 6.68%.
Sub-Saharan Africa Capital goods imports are worth US$ 69,684 million, product share of 27.50%.