Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Eastern Africa

Merchandise exports in Eastern Africa in 2025 — 87,906,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,876.7%.

2025 87.91B US$ +16.67% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 87.91B US$2025
Period minimum 1.26B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Eastern Africa, 1960–2025025B50B75B100B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,260,000,000 US$1962: 1,347,000,000 US$1964: 1,980,000,000 US$1966: 2,209,000,000 US$1968: 2,268,000,000 US$1970: 2,828,000,000 US$1972: 2,997,000,000 US$1974: 4,938,000,000 US$1976: 4,869,000,000 US$1978: 5,141,000,000 US$1980: 6,826,000,000 US$1982: 5,889,000,000 US$1984: 5,405,000,000 US$1986: 5,976,000,000 US$1988: 6,839,000,000 US$1990: 7,338,000,000 US$1992: 6,801,000,000 US$1994: 8,459,000,000 US$1996: 10,872,000,000 US$1998: 10,082,000,000 US$2000: 9,800,000,000 US$2002: 11,075,000,000 US$2004: 14,616,000,000 US$2006: 20,522,000,000 US$2008: 27,027,000,000 US$2010: 32,359,000,000 US$2012: 41,704,000,000 US$2014: 43,820,000,000 US$2016: 38,266,000,000 US$2018: 47,963,000,000 US$2020: 46,814,000,000 US$2022: 64,963,000,000 US$2024: 75,346,000,000 US$2025: 87,906,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +86.65B (+6,876.67%) Average annual rate: 6.75 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 87.91B US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 87.91B +12.56B +16.67%
2024 75.35B +8.32B +12.42%
2023 67.02B +2.06B +3.17%
2022 64.96B +7.63B +13.31%
2021 57.33B +10.52B +22.47%
2020 46.81B −935M −1.96%
2019 47.75B −214M −0.45%
2018 47.96B +3.91B +8.88%
2017 44.05B +5.79B +15.12%
2016 38.27B +749M +2%
2015 37.52B −6.3B −14.38%
2014 43.82B +1.03B +2.4%
2013 42.79B +1.09B +2.61%
2012 41.7B +2.39B +6.07%
2011 39.32B +6.96B +21.5%
2010 32.36B +7.75B +31.47%
2009 24.61B −2.41B −8.93%
2008 27.03B +3.55B +15.11%
2007 23.48B +2.96B +14.41%
2006 20.52B +3.96B +23.89%
2005 16.57B +1.95B +13.33%
2004 14.62B +2.38B +19.44%
2003 12.24B +1.16B +10.49%
2002 11.08B +983M +9.74%
2001 10.09B +292M +2.98%
2000 9.8B +287M +3.02%
1999 9.51B −569M −5.64%
1998 10.08B −728M −6.73%
1997 10.81B −62M −0.57%
1996 10.87B +1.16B +11.93%
1995 9.71B +1.25B +14.82%
1994 8.46B +1.4B +19.76%
1993 7.06B +262M +3.85%
1992 6.8B −185M −2.65%
1991 6.99B −352M −4.8%
1990 7.34B +358M +5.13%
1989 6.98B +141M +2.06%
1988 6.84B +759M +12.48%
1987 6.08B +104M +1.74%
1986 5.98B +818M +15.86%
1985 5.16B −247M −4.57%
1984 5.41B +185M +3.54%
1983 5.22B −669M −11.36%
1982 5.89B −350M −5.61%
1981 6.24B −587M −8.6%
1980 6.83B +426M +6.66%
1979 6.4B +1.26B +24.49%
1978 5.14B −463M −8.26%
1977 5.6B +735M +15.1%
1976 4.87B +610M +14.32%
1975 4.26B −679M −13.75%
1974 4.94B +976M +24.63%
1973 3.96B +965M +32.2%
1972 3B −102M −3.29%
1971 3.1B +271M +9.58%
1970 2.83B +143M +5.33%
1969 2.69B +417M +18.39%
1968 2.27B +125M +5.83%
1967 2.14B −66M −2.99%
1966 2.21B +110M +5.24%
1965 2.1B +119M +6.01%
1964 1.98B +422M +27.09%
1963 1.56B +211M +15.66%
1962 1.35B +52M +4.02%
1961 1.3B +35M +2.78%
1960 1.26B

About the indicator

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.

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