Located on the equator and along Africa’s eastern coast, the Republic of Kenya exported an estimated US$5.1 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -16.9% decrease since 2014 and an -11.6% dip from 2017 to 2018. 2017 data shows that over two-thirds (67.6%) of products exported from Kenya were bought by importers in: Pakistan (10.8% of … [Read more...] about Kenya’s Top 10 Exports
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Nigeria’s Top 10 Exports
A Western African nation surrounded by Benin, Chad, Cameroon and Niger, the Federal Republic of Nigeria shipped US$52.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -46.7% drop since 2014 but a 29.9% uptick from 2017 to 2018. The latest available country-specific data for 2018 shows that 77.8% of products exported from Nigeria were bought by … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s Top 10 Exports
South Africa’s Top 10 Imports
The Republic of South Africa imported US$93.4 billion worth of goods exported from around the globe in 2018. That dollar value reflects a -6.4% setback over the 5-year period starting in 2014 but a 12.5% gain from 2017 to 2018. From a continental perspective, 45.1% of South Africa's total imports by value in 2018 were purchased from Asian countries. European trade partners … [Read more...] about South Africa’s Top 10 Imports
Mozambique’s Top 10 Exports
Most valuable among Mozambique’s top 10 exports are coke and semi-coke (18.6% of its overall total) then coal including solid fuels made from coal (14.8%). In third place at the more detailed four-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level is aluminum (13.4%), bars and rods made from aluminum (8.4%), electrical energy (7.8%), petroleum gases (5.4%), tobacco (4.2%), … [Read more...] about Mozambique’s Top 10 Exports
Sierra Leone’s Top 10 Exports
A West African nation that shares its southwestern coastline with the Atlantic Ocean, the Republic of Sierra Leone shipped an estimated US$205.4 million worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -26.5% drop since 2014 but a 23.8% uptick from 2017 to 2018. Based on 2017 estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook, Sierra Leone’s … [Read more...] about Sierra Leone’s Top 10 Exports