Trade balance in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — -29,166,783,481 US$. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 3,613.8%.
1980–2025 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -29.17B | +5.96B | +16.98% |
| 2024 | -35.13B | +15.09B | +30.04% |
| 2023 | -50.22B | −17.57B | −53.83% |
| 2022 | -32.64B | −22.02B | −207.24% |
| 2021 | -10.63B | +19.98B | +65.28% |
| 2020 | -30.6B | +7.75B | +20.22% |
| 2019 | -38.36B | −3.55B | −10.2% |
| 2018 | -34.81B | +7.63B | +17.97% |
| 2017 | -42.43B | +15.32B | +26.53% |
| 2016 | -57.76B | +18.39B | +24.15% |
| 2015 | -76.15B | −19.68B | −34.85% |
| 2014 | -56.47B | −3.99B | −7.61% |
| 2013 | -52.48B | −24.31B | −86.29% |
| 2012 | -28.17B | −29.29B | −2,616.62% |
| 2011 | 1.12B | +2.7B | +170.78% |
| 2010 | -1.58B | +25.41B | +94.14% |
| 2009 | -26.99B | −31.84B | −657.31% |
| 2008 | 4.84B | +4.01B | +483.24% |
| 2007 | 830M | −5.86B | −87.58% |
| 2006 | 6.69B | +5.22B | +354.18% |
| 2005 | 1.47B | +8.03B | +122.47% |
| 2004 | -6.55B | −1.73B | −35.89% |
| 2003 | -4.82B | −3B | −164.27% |
| 2002 | -1.83B | +29.91M | +1.61% |
| 2001 | -1.86B | +78.83M | +4.08% |
| 2000 | -1.93B | +3.41B | +63.83% |
| 1999 | -5.35B | +3.86B | +41.91% |
| 1998 | -9.2B | −3.64B | −65.4% |
| 1997 | -5.57B | −2.43B | −77.52% |
| 1996 | -3.14B | +1.35B | +30.15% |
| 1995 | -4.49B | −2.8B | −166.32% |
| 1994 | -1.69B | −2.43B | −325.79% |
| 1993 | 746M | +2.33B | +147.26% |
| 1992 | -1.58B | +2.38B | +60.15% |
| 1991 | -3.96B | −4.96B | −496.16% |
| 1990 | 1B | +66.57M | +7.13% |
| 1989 | 934M | −497M | −34.76% |
| 1988 | 1.43B | −2.18B | −60.36% |
| 1987 | 3.61B | +1.19B | +49.33% |
| 1986 | 2.42B | — | — |
| 1981 | -9.62B | −10.45B | −1,259.09% |
| 1980 | 830M | — | — |
The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.
Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.