According to the World Bank, in 2008, the top 3 African countries with high net exports of goods and services in current US$ (i.e. total exports of goods and services in current US$ minus total imports of goods and services in current US$) are: Libya (39.01B US$), Nigeria (35.79B US$), and Algeria (32.94B US$).
Conversely, in 2008, the top 3 African countries with high net imports of goods and services in current US$ (i.e. total imports of goods and services in current US$ minus total exports of goods and services in current US$ ) are: Morocco (13.13B US$), Egypt (9.11B US$), and Ghana (5.58B US$).
The World Bank defines exports of goods and services as "the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world" , and defines imports of goods and services as "the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world".
Interact with the charts and table below to see the details of the imports and exports of goods and services made by African countries in 2008.
See also: Imports and Exports of African Countries in 2008 (% GDP).
| Country | Imports (US$) | Exports (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 49,096,310,473 | 82,034,752,287 |
| Angola | 43,286,243,193 | 64,168,383,680 |
| Benin | 2,509,050,643 | 2,167,075,121 |
| Botswana | 5,586,576,631 | 5,037,761,121 |
| Burkina Faso | 2,385,163,528 | 959,257,187 |
| Burundi | 591,543,765 | 169,242,774 |
| Cape Verde | 1,128,000,632 | 659,687,945 |
| Cameroon | 8,291,276,978 | 7,485,407,539 |
| Republic of Congo | 6,955,614,350 | 8,551,336,323 |
| Ivory Coast | 10,539,362,064 | 10,568,913,641 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,854,270,979 | 7,723,022,252 |
| Central African Republic | 467,132,399 | 219,347,940 |
| Chad | 3,907,578,898 | 4,437,596,327 |
| Egypt | 62,909,090,909 | 53,800,000,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 7,794,030,129 | 17,621,714,169 |
| Eritrea | 360,673,607 | 61,125,203 |
| Eswatini | 1,977,703,614 | 1,744,257,989 |
| Gabon | 4,172,991,031 | 9,685,334,717 |
| Gambia | 384,410,879 | 226,068,384 |
| Ghana | 12,757,654,091 | 7,178,123,444 |
| Guinea | 2,962,825,503 | 1,507,080,732 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 284,680,399 | 172,333,993 |
| Kenya | 12,529,038,544 | 8,138,887,724 |
| Lesotho | 1,911,937,309 | 918,698,252 |
| Libya | 25,254,985,289 | 64,264,302,059 |
| Madagascar | 5,003,293,422 | 2,971,635,352 |
| Mali | 3,771,239,910 | 2,473,786,996 |
| Mauritania | 2,734,287,179 | 2,166,029,282 |
| Mauritius | 6,435,675,926 | 5,102,134,061 |
| Morocco | 46,189,308,801 | 33,064,268,480 |
| Mozambique | 4,497,238,607 | 3,329,430,854 |
| Zambia | 5,469,175,508 | 5,179,705,636 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,005,097,200 | 1,831,052,800 |
| Tanzania | 8,265,968,116 | 5,442,602,681 |
| Uganda | 4,617,770,573 | 3,506,150,652 |
| Tunisia | 26,329,275,221 | 24,966,398,831 |
| Togo | 1,673,168,161 | 1,140,286,996 |
| Sudan | 11,415,664,912 | 13,310,719,548 |
| South Africa | 106,599,283,397 | 101,967,389,725 |
| South Sudan | 4,556,634,294 | 9,630,874,289 |
| Sierra Leone | 643,759,697 | 338,717,767 |
| Senegal | 7,064,429,372 | 3,513,433,775 |
| Rwanda | 1,363,945,823 | 583,912,881 |
| Niger | 1,936,107,116 | 961,860,987 |
| Nigeria | 51,351,763,015 | 87,143,789,749 |
| Namibia | 5,680,164,415 | 4,618,206,224 |
| Comoros | 256,358,744 | 75,279,522 |
| Seychelles | 1,084,488,802 | 980,668,676 |
Imports and Exports of Good Services of African Countries
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