Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Western Africa

Merchandise exports in Western Africa in 2025 — 173,047,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12,605.4%.

2025 173B US$ +28.07% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 173B US$2025
Period minimum 1.36B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Western Africa, 1960–2025050B100B150B200B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,362,000,000 US$1962: 1,367,000,000 US$1964: 1,768,000,000 US$1966: 2,015,000,000 US$1968: 2,031,000,000 US$1970: 2,973,000,000 US$1972: 4,127,000,000 US$1974: 12,808,000,000 US$1976: 14,933,000,000 US$1978: 15,693,000,000 US$1980: 33,565,000,000 US$1982: 18,032,000,000 US$1984: 18,015,000,000 US$1986: 12,491,000,000 US$1988: 13,801,000,000 US$1990: 21,877,000,000 US$1992: 19,784,000,000 US$1994: 17,233,000,000 US$1996: 27,155,000,000 US$1998: 20,830,000,000 US$2000: 30,698,000,000 US$2002: 29,790,000,000 US$2004: 54,107,000,000 US$2006: 79,431,000,000 US$2008: 113,701,000,000 US$2010: 116,873,000,000 US$2012: 158,371,000,000 US$2014: 149,149,000,000 US$2016: 72,510,000,000 US$2018: 111,176,000,000 US$2020: 94,093,000,000 US$2022: 133,554,000,000 US$2024: 135,117,000,000 US$2025: 173,047,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +172B (+12,605.36%) Average annual rate: 7.74 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Western Africa 173B US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 173B +37.93B +28.07%
2024 135B +6.53B +5.08%
2023 129B −4.97B −3.72%
2022 134B +19.89B +17.5%
2021 114B +19.57B +20.8%
2020 94.09B −20.98B −18.23%
2019 115B +3.9B +3.51%
2018 111B +19.8B +21.67%
2017 91.38B +18.87B +26.02%
2016 72.51B −15.88B −17.97%
2015 88.39B −60.76B −40.73%
2014 149B +13.16B +9.68%
2013 136B −22.39B −14.14%
2012 158B +485M +0.31%
2011 158B +41.01B +35.09%
2010 117B +32.13B +37.91%
2009 84.75B −28.96B −25.47%
2008 114B +24.75B +27.82%
2007 88.95B +9.52B +11.99%
2006 79.43B +11.71B +17.29%
2005 67.72B +13.61B +25.16%
2004 54.11B +16.76B +44.86%
2003 37.35B +7.56B +25.38%
2002 29.79B +1.8B +6.45%
2001 27.99B −2.71B −8.83%
2000 30.7B +5.97B +24.12%
1999 24.73B +3.9B +18.74%
1998 20.83B −4.92B −19.1%
1997 25.75B −1.41B −5.18%
1996 27.16B +4.39B +19.27%
1995 22.77B +5.54B +32.12%
1994 17.23B +130M +0.76%
1993 17.1B −2.68B −13.55%
1992 19.78B +562M +2.92%
1991 19.22B −2.66B −12.14%
1990 21.88B +4.63B +26.87%
1989 17.24B +3.44B +24.95%
1988 13.8B −954M −6.47%
1987 14.76B +2.26B +18.13%
1986 12.49B −6.77B −35.14%
1985 19.26B +1.24B +6.91%
1984 18.02B +1.65B +10.1%
1983 16.36B −1.67B −9.26%
1982 18.03B −6.25B −25.74%
1981 24.28B −9.28B −27.66%
1980 33.57B +9.92B +41.96%
1979 23.64B +7.95B +50.67%
1978 15.69B −1.59B −9.19%
1977 17.28B +2.35B +15.72%
1976 14.93B +3.39B +29.4%
1975 11.54B −1.27B −9.9%
1974 12.81B +6.69B +109.25%
1973 6.12B +1.99B +48.32%
1972 4.13B +581M +16.38%
1971 3.55B +573M +19.27%
1970 2.97B +587M +24.6%
1969 2.39B +355M +17.48%
1968 2.03B +103M +5.34%
1967 1.93B −87M −4.32%
1966 2.02B +90M +4.68%
1965 1.93B +157M +8.88%
1964 1.77B +270M +18.02%
1963 1.5B +131M +9.58%
1962 1.37B −48M −3.39%
1961 1.42B +53M +3.89%
1960 1.36B

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.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.