Exports of goods and services in Africa

44 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
110.5 %
Djibouti
Median country
29.3 %
half above, half below
World
29.5 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.1 to 110.5
Sudan - Djibouti

How to read it

Across 44 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Djibouti (110.5 %) and the lowest in Sudan (1.1 %).

The median country is at 29.3 %: half are above, half below.

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and…

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) · via World Bank WDI (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS) · licence

Exports over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Djibouti110.5
2Seychelles79.6
3Libya71.7
4Mauritius65.0
5Gabon55.5
6Lesotho49.5
7Republic of the Congo48.0
8Tunisia46.7
9Equatorial Guinea46.5
10Namibia44.7
11Democratic Republic of the Congo43.4
12Cabo Verde42.0
13Morocco42.0
14Guinea41.4
15Mozambique41.4
16Mauritania39.9
17Burkina Faso35.0
18Senegal32.5
19Botswana32.0
20South Africa31.4
21Côte d'Ivoire29.8
22Chad29.4
23Somalia29.2
24Angola23.0
25Mali22.1
26Rwanda21.6
27Uganda21.4
28Madagascar21.3
29Sierra Leone20.9
30Egypt19.8
31Central African Republic19.3
32Tanzania19.0
33Benin17.1
34Algeria16.8
35Kenya15.8
36Niger15.8
37Guinea-Bissau13.9
38Ethiopia13.3
39São Tomé and Principe13.3
40Cameroon13.1
41The Gambia12.7
42Malawi10.6
43Comoros9.3
44Sudan1.1
World Bank, WDI · NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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