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
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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
Kenya’s Top 10 Exports
Located on the equator and along Africa’s eastern coast, the Republic of Kenya exported an estimated US$3.44 billion worth of products around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a -41.9% decrease since 2015 and a -43.1% dip from 2018 to 2019. The latest available country-specific data from 2018 shows that 65.4% of products exported from Kenya were bought by … [Read more...] about Kenya’s Top 10 Exports
Niger’s Top 10 Exports
A landlocked nation in northwest Africa, Niger shipped an estimated US$444.3 million worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a -44.1% decrease since 2015 and a -71.4% drop from 2018 to 2019. The latest available country-specific data from 2018 shows that 93.8% of products exported from Niger were bought by importers in: Thailand (14% of the global … [Read more...] about Niger’s Top 10 Exports
South Sudan’s Top 10 Exports
A landlocked nation deep inside northeast Africa, the Republic of South Sudan shipped an estimated US$1.6 billion worth of products around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount results from a -33.1% decline since 2015 and a -6.1% drop from 2018 to 2019. The latest available country-specific data shows that 99.99% of products exported from South Sudan were bought by importers … [Read more...] about South Sudan’s Top 10 Exports
