The African continent’s southernmost country, the Republic of South Africa shipped US$86.1 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 12.4% gain since 2016 but a -4.8% decline from 2019 to 2020. Based on the average exchange rate for 2020, the South African rand depreciated by -11.9% against the US dollar since 2016 and declined by -13.9% … [Read more...] about South Africa’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$53.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 10.7% increase since 2015 and a 1.3% uptick from 2018 to 2019. Based on the average exchange rate for 2019, the Nigerian naira depreciated by -59.5% against the US dollar since … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s Top 10 Exports
South Africa’s Top 10 Imports
The Republic of South Africa imported US$69 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2020. That dollar value reflects an -8.2% decrease over the 5-year period starting in 2016 and a -21.8% decline from 2019 to 2020. Based on the average exchange rate for 2020, the South African rand depreciated by -11.9% against the US dollar since 2016 and declined by -13.9% from 2019 … [Read more...] about South Africa’s Top 10 Imports
Top South African Trading Partners
Formerly called Zuid-Afrika, South Africa continues to cope with international trade challenges related to its geographic distances from South African trading partners like China, Germany and the United States. Overall, South Africa shipped US$86.1 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 12.4% gain since 2016 but a -4.8% decline from 2019 … [Read more...] about Top South African Trading Partners
Tunisia’s Top 10 Exports
The northernmost African nation, the Republic of Tunisia shipped US$15.5 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a -7.6% decline since 2015 but a 9.1% upturn from 2018 to 2019. An examination of the latest available 2017 data shows that 80% of products exported from Tunisia were bought by importers in: France (30.6% of the global total), … [Read more...] about Tunisia’s Top 10 Exports