Trade balance in Western Africa in 2025 — -8,284,497,041 US$. Since 1967, the indicator has fallen by 5,868.6%.
1967–2025 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -8.28B | +6.25B | +43% |
| 2024 | -14.54B | +10.08B | +40.96% |
| 2023 | -24.62B | −1.56B | −6.77% |
| 2022 | -23.06B | −5.67B | −32.59% |
| 2021 | -17.39B | −743M | −4.46% |
| 2020 | -16.65B | −3.07B | −22.57% |
| 2019 | -13.58B | +1.19B | +8.05% |
| 2018 | -14.77B | −2.18B | −17.36% |
| 2017 | -12.59B | +3.44B | +21.48% |
| 2016 | -16.03B | +998M | +5.86% |
| 2015 | -17.03B | −1.1B | −6.92% |
| 2014 | -15.92B | +4B | +20.08% |
| 2013 | -19.92B | −4.11B | −25.98% |
| 2012 | -15.81B | −2.39B | −17.77% |
| 2011 | -13.43B | +900M | +6.28% |
| 2010 | -14.33B | −2.81B | −24.38% |
| 2009 | -11.52B | +5.33B | +31.64% |
| 2008 | -16.85B | −4.41B | −35.49% |
| 2007 | -12.44B | −4.21B | −51.14% |
| 2006 | -8.23B | +94.95M | +1.14% |
| 2005 | -8.32B | −1.86B | −28.86% |
| 2004 | -6.46B | −2.15B | −49.73% |
| 2003 | -4.31B | −1.73B | −66.93% |
| 2002 | -2.58B | +1.34B | +34.11% |
| 2001 | -3.92B | −253M | −6.89% |
| 2000 | -3.67B | +414M | +10.14% |
| 1999 | -4.08B | −588M | −16.81% |
| 1998 | -3.5B | −158M | −4.74% |
| 1997 | -3.34B | −886M | −36.15% |
| 1996 | -2.45B | −264M | −12.08% |
| 1995 | -2.19B | −685M | −45.62% |
| 1994 | -1.5B | +1.59B | +51.42% |
| 1993 | -3.09B | +4.2M | +0.14% |
| 1992 | -3.1B | −250M | −8.79% |
| 1991 | -2.85B | −178M | −6.65% |
| 1990 | -2.67B | −484M | −22.18% |
| 1989 | -2.18B | +288M | +11.67% |
| 1988 | -2.47B | −324M | −15.08% |
| 1987 | -2.15B | −691M | −47.38% |
| 1986 | -1.46B | −279M | −23.69% |
| 1985 | -1.18B | −247M | −26.57% |
| 1984 | -931M | +1.2B | +56.39% |
| 1983 | -2.14B | +828M | +27.94% |
| 1982 | -2.96B | +656M | +18.13% |
| 1981 | -3.62B | −97.99M | −2.78% |
| 1980 | -3.52B | −1B | −39.66% |
| 1979 | -2.52B | −473M | −23.1% |
| 1978 | -2.05B | −908M | −79.65% |
| 1977 | -1.14B | −148M | −14.9% |
| 1976 | -992M | +224M | +18.42% |
| 1975 | -1.22B | −603M | −98.14% |
| 1974 | -614M | −208M | −51.2% |
| 1973 | -406M | −154M | −60.82% |
| 1972 | -252M | +112M | +30.73% |
| 1971 | -364M | −185M | −102.68% |
| 1970 | -180M | −81.63M | −83.12% |
| 1969 | -98.21M | −39.15M | −66.28% |
| 1968 | -59.06M | +79.74M | +57.45% |
| 1967 | -139M | — | — |
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.