A West African nation that share its southern coastline with the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, the Republic of Ghana shipped US$10.2 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -18.9% decline from $12.6 billion during 2013 and a -3.8% setback from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates […]
Tunisia’s Top 10 Exports
June 6, 2018 by
The northernmost African nation, the Republic of Tunisia shipped US$14 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount resulted from a -17.8% decline since 2013 but a 3.3% uptick from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Tunisia’s exported goods plus services represent 44.7% of […]
Algeria’s Top 10 Exports
June 3, 2018 by
A country located on North Africa’s Mediterranean coast, Algeria shipped US$35.2 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -46.7% decline since 2013 but a 17.3% uptick from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Algeria’s exported goods plus services represent 21% of […]
Nigeria’s Top 10 Imports
May 8, 2018 by
Nigeria imported US$28.9 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2017, down by -34.3% since 2013 and down by -17.8% from 2016 to 2017. Nigerian imports represent a tiny 0.2% of total global imports which totaled $16.054 trillion in 2017. Given Nigeria’s population of 190.6 million people, its total $28.9 billion in 2017 […]
Top South African Trading Partners
May 2, 2018 by
Formerly called Zuid-Afrika, South Africa continues to battle international trade constraints presented by its geographic location particularly in relation to top South African trading partners. Overall, South Africa shipped US$89.5 billion worth of products around the globe in 2017. Up 20.8% since 2016, that dollar figure represents roughly one half of one percent of all […]
Morocco’s Top 10 Exports
April 24, 2018 by
A country located on Africa’s northwestern coast, the Kingdom of Morocco shipped US$25.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount results from a 16.6% gain since 2013 and a 12% uptick from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Morocco’s exported goods plus services […]
Benin’s Top 10 Exports
April 20, 2018 by
Located in West Africa bordered to its east by Nigeria and to its west by Togo, the Republic of Benin shipped US$731.6 million worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a 21.5% gain since 2013 and an even more robust 78.5% increase from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from […]
Egypt’s Top 10 Exports
April 16, 2018 by
A transcontinental country that spans Africa’s northeast corner to Asia’s southwest corner via the Sinai Peninsula, the Arab Republic of Egypt shipped US$25.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount reflects a -9.9% drop since 2013 but a 15.3% gain from 2016 to 2017. Based on estimates from the Central […]
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