According to the World Bank, in 2016, 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$) are: Gabon (2.52B US$), South Africa (1.46B US$), and Angola (1.44B US$).
Conversely, in 2016, 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: Egypt (31.77B US$), Algeria (22.69B US$), and Ethiopia (14.32B US$).
The World Bank defines exports of goods and services as "the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world" , and defines imports of goods and services as "the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world".
Interact with the charts and table below to see the details of the imports and exports of goods and services made by African countries in 2016.
See also: Imports and Exports of African Countries in 2016 (% GDP).
| Country | Imports (US$) | Exports (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 56,097,067,791 | 33,403,107,185 |
| Angola | 12,582,567,235 | 14,017,381,688 |
| Benin | 3,709,467,045 | 3,263,416,598 |
| Botswana | 6,915,865,510 | 8,236,800,765 |
| Burkina Faso | 4,103,751,298 | 3,325,889,934 |
| Burundi | 439,689,872 | 168,508,045 |
| Cape Verde | 997,176,141 | 735,543,570 |
| Cameroon | 7,333,874,334 | 6,407,809,849 |
| Republic of Congo | 8,765,973,524 | 4,598,648,747 |
| Ivory Coast | 10,993,659,189 | 11,796,835,872 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,871,538,074 | 8,896,176,893 |
| Djibouti | 2,847,423,771 | 2,703,006,398 |
| Central African Republic | 651,691,445 | 270,502,000 |
| Chad | 3,736,368,674 | 2,655,214,531 |
| Egypt | 66,159,509,202 | 34,392,638,037 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4,629,853,312 | 5,779,218,084 |
| Eswatini | 1,625,343,075 | 1,681,302,490 |
| Ethiopia | 20,124,704,467 | 5,804,111,647 |
| Gabon | 3,659,959,710 | 6,175,468,939 |
| Gambia | 447,005,386 | 236,219,097 |
| Ghana | 20,603,497,621 | 17,519,736,892 |
| Guinea | 7,088,908,453 | 2,524,762,066 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 369,077,005 | 312,531,977 |
| Kenya | 16,171,494,044 | 9,912,812,647 |
| Lesotho | 1,988,004,011 | 937,260,700 |
| Libya | 13,242,520,138 | 7,275,963,751 |
| Madagascar | 3,761,002,262 | 3,447,066,178 |
| Mali | 5,655,356,615 | 3,288,114,388 |
| Mauritania | 2,510,107,245 | 2,170,783,067 |
| Mauritius | 6,573,143,248 | 6,193,056,646 |
| Morocco | 45,062,044,354 | 34,291,409,635 |
| Mozambique | 8,605,759,377 | 4,004,304,270 |
| Zambia | 8,097,049,104 | 7,403,491,271 |
| Zimbabwe | 6,426,700,400 | 4,098,132,100 |
| Tanzania | 9,492,149,319 | 8,138,037,202 |
| Uganda | 5,485,150,888 | 3,629,227,706 |
| Tunisia | 21,646,880,819 | 16,988,081,937 |
| Togo | 2,411,075,764 | 1,622,914,127 |
| Sudan | 764,868,313 | 733,980,859 |
| Somalia | 4,194,000,000 | 1,067,000,000 |
| South Africa | 89,649,913,399 | 91,109,021,409 |
| Sierra Leone | 2,002,833,182 | 915,541,736 |
| Senegal | 6,197,109,848 | 4,105,254,827 |
| Rwanda | 2,961,879,399 | 1,340,967,912 |
| Niger | 2,527,419,586 | 1,266,928,628 |
| Nigeria | 46,552,482,309 | 37,300,993,198 |
| Namibia | 6,321,336,441 | 3,753,713,232 |
| Comoros | 267,996,117 | 108,098,877 |
| Seychelles | 1,498,179,306 | 1,338,731,596 |
Imports and Exports of Good Services of African Countries
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