Merchandise exports in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 486,797,890,518 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8,293%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 487B | +49.18B | +11.24% |
| 2024 | 438B | +14.3B | +3.38% |
| 2023 | 423B | −19.63B | −4.43% |
| 2022 | 443B | +48.45B | +12.28% |
| 2021 | 395B | +98.4B | +33.23% |
| 2020 | 296B | −44.81B | −13.14% |
| 2019 | 341B | −25.54B | −6.97% |
| 2018 | 366B | +52.68B | +16.79% |
| 2017 | 314B | +47.39B | +17.79% |
| 2016 | 266B | −32.6B | −10.9% |
| 2015 | 299B | −122B | −29.06% |
| 2014 | 421B | +2.67B | +0.64% |
| 2013 | 419B | −26.18B | −5.88% |
| 2012 | 445B | −13.7B | −2.99% |
| 2011 | 459B | +99.93B | +27.85% |
| 2010 | 359B | +93.89B | +35.45% |
| 2009 | 265B | −93.63B | −26.12% |
| 2008 | 358B | +76.04B | +26.92% |
| 2007 | 282B | +45.79B | +19.35% |
| 2006 | 237B | +36.04B | +17.96% |
| 2005 | 201B | +40.72B | +25.47% |
| 2004 | 160B | +41.71B | +35.29% |
| 2003 | 118B | +21.6B | +22.36% |
| 2002 | 96.6B | +6B | +6.63% |
| 2001 | 90.59B | −4.68B | −4.91% |
| 2000 | 95.27B | +15.29B | +19.11% |
| 1999 | 79.98B | +6.29B | +8.54% |
| 1998 | 73.69B | −14.44B | −16.39% |
| 1997 | 88.13B | +1.1B | +1.26% |
| 1996 | 87.03B | +9.65B | +12.47% |
| 1995 | 77.39B | +11.8B | +17.99% |
| 1994 | 65.59B | +1.97B | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 63.61B | −1.54B | −2.36% |
| 1992 | 65.15B | +575M | +0.89% |
| 1991 | 64.58B | −4.41B | −6.4% |
| 1990 | 68.99B | +7.56B | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 61.43B | +6.44B | +11.71% |
| 1988 | 54.99B | +1.52B | +2.84% |
| 1987 | 53.47B | +7.47B | +16.25% |
| 1986 | 46B | −5.3B | −10.34% |
| 1985 | 51.3B | −418M | −0.81% |
| 1984 | 51.72B | +1.34B | +2.67% |
| 1983 | 50.38B | −1.64B | −3.15% |
| 1982 | 52.02B | −10.23B | −16.43% |
| 1981 | 62.24B | −16.26B | −20.71% |
| 1980 | 78.5B | +20.96B | +36.44% |
| 1979 | 57.54B | +17.48B | +43.63% |
| 1978 | 40.06B | +804M | +2.05% |
| 1977 | 39.25B | +6.16B | +18.61% |
| 1976 | 33.1B | +3.3B | +11.06% |
| 1975 | 29.8B | −2.41B | −7.47% |
| 1974 | 32.21B | +12.17B | +60.75% |
| 1973 | 20.04B | +6.07B | +43.5% |
| 1972 | 13.96B | +1.36B | +10.77% |
| 1971 | 12.61B | +1.03B | +8.94% |
| 1970 | 11.57B | +981M | +9.26% |
| 1969 | 10.59B | +1.21B | +12.86% |
| 1968 | 9.38B | +707M | +8.14% |
| 1967 | 8.68B | +203M | +2.39% |
| 1966 | 8.47B | +554M | +7% |
| 1965 | 7.92B | +366M | +4.84% |
| 1964 | 7.55B | +739M | +10.84% |
| 1963 | 6.82B | +734M | +12.08% |
| 1962 | 6.08B | +210M | +3.58% |
| 1961 | 5.87B | +71.07M | +1.23% |
| 1960 | 5.8B | — | — |
The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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