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. From a continental perspective, approaching one half (43.9%) of Nigerian exports […]
Top African Export Countries
August 1, 2019 by
Exports from Africa totaled US$497.3 billion in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -7.4% decrease since 2014 but a 17.8% uptick from 2017 to 2018. In comparison, global exports from all countries equaled $19.347 trillion in 2018, rising 2.4% in value since 2014 and appreciating by 10.2% from 2017 to 2018. Africa’s exports represent an […]
Swaziland’s Top 10 Exports
July 31, 2019 by
Formally named the Kingdom of Eswatini, Swaziland shipped an estimated US$1.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects an 8% uptick from 2017 to 2018 and a 3.3% increase since 2014. Swaziland (or Eswatini) is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa surrounded by South Africa and also Mozambique on […]
Somalia’s Top 10 Exports
July 23, 2019 by
Located on the continent’s northeast extremity known as the Horn of Africa, the Federal Republic of Somalia shipped an estimated US$339.9 million worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -47.2% decrease since 2014 and a -14% drop from 2017 to 2018. The latest available country-specific data shows that 94.1% […]
Seychelles Top 10 Exports
July 22, 2019 by
An archipelago consisting of 115 islands located in the Indian Ocean off Africa’s eastern coast, the Republic of Seychelles shipped US$864.3 million worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 56.8% increase from 2017 to 2018 and a 45.4% gain since 2014. The latest available country-specific data shows that 89.4% […]
Botswana’s Top 10 Exports
July 21, 2019 by
A landlocked nation in southern Africa, Botswana shipped US$6.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -17% decrease since 2014 but an 11.4% uptick from 2017 to 2018. The latest available country-specific data shows that 96.1% of products exported from Botswana were bought by importers in: Belgium (20.8% […]
Libya’s Top 10 Exports
July 9, 2019 by
Located on the northern African coast and east of Egypt, the State of Libya shipped an estimated US$30 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 43% increase since 2014 and a 53.8% upturn from 2017 to 2018. Given Libya’s population of 6.8 million people, its total $30 billion […]
Algeria’s Top 10 Exports
July 8, 2019 by
A country located on North Africa’s Mediterranean coast, Algeria shipped an estimated US$41.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -31.1% decline since 2014 but an 18.2% upturn from 2017 to 2018. Based on 2017 data, 81.7% of products exported from Algeria were bought by importers in: Italy […]
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