Imports and Exports of Goods and Services for African Countries in 2019 (% GDP)
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to the World Bank, in 2019, the top 3 African countries with high net exports of goods and services by percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (i.e. total exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP minus total imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP) are: Gabon (29.43%), Angola (23.75%), and Republic of Congo (20.63%).

On the other hand, in 2019, the top 3 African countries with high net imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP (i.e. total imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP minus total exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP) are: Somalia (66.18%), Mozambique (47.46%), and Lesotho (46.29%).

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 as a percentage of GDP in 2019 .

See also: Imports and Exports of African Countries in 2019 (Current US$).

Data Source: World Bank.
Imports of Goods and Services for African Countries in 2019 (% GDP)
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Country Imports (% GDP) Exports (% GDP)
Algeria 29.09 22.71
Angola 17.04 40.79
Benin 34.05 29.63
Botswana 46.09 37.15
Burkina Faso 31.05 27.62
Burundi 23.85 5.17
Cape Verde 65.26 50.65
Cameroon 23.53 19.85
Republic of Congo 53.16 73.79
Ivory Coast 22.63 23.78
Democratic Republic of the Congo 29.37 25.87
Djibouti 154.22 166.72
Central African Republic 34.31 15.76
Chad 37.83 36.74
Egypt 25.74 17.5
Equatorial Guinea 43.75 51.13
Eswatini 42.96 45.65
Ethiopia 20.88 7.94
Gabon 22 51.43
Gambia 34.43 18.84
Ghana 39.38 37.45
Guinea 43.37 35.04
Guinea-Bissau 35.09 20.29
Kenya 20.33 11.43
Lesotho 90.88 44.59
Libya 35.37 42.84
Madagascar 34.18 28.42
Mali 37.95 25.71
Mauritania 54.61 41.58
Mauritius 52.22 44.07
Morocco 41.91 34.09
Mozambique 79.73 32.27
Zambia 34.16 34.64
Zimbabwe 25.52 27.16
Tanzania 16.95 16.01
Uganda 22.25 17.11
Tunisia 56.38 45.95
Togo 31.31 23.06
Sudan 0.59 0.63
Somalia 83.62 17.44
South Africa 26.76 27.3
Sierra Leone 37.94 18.25
Senegal 39.26 24.99
Rwanda 36.13 21.81
Niger 26.29 11.42
Nigeria 19.8 14.22
Namibia 46.5 36.4
Comoros 29.5 12.77
Seychelles 114.44 103.35

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