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Exports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)) by country

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.

Countries reporting
45
Highest
108.14
Seychelles
Lowest
8.04
Burundi
Median
30.37
Years covered
28
2000–2027
Data points
1,763

What the numbers show

Exports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 108.14 in Seychelles; the lowest is 8.04 in Burundi.

The median across all reporting countries is 30.37, and the mean is 32.43.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 385.6%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 56.7%).

Exports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Seychelles 108.14 2027 down 3.9% rising
2 Guinea 76.68 2027 up 91.9% volatile
3 South Sudan 71.06 2027 down 18.1% rising
4 Liberia 53.42 2027 up 151.2% rising
5 Eswatini 53.31 2027 up 24.1% falling
6 Mauritius 47.5 2027 up 20.8% falling
7 Zambia 46.46 2027 up 32.4% rising
8 Burkina Faso 45.7 2027 up 64.5% volatile
9 Namibia 43.69 2027 up 25.5% rising
10 Democratic Republic of Congo 42.73 2027 up 37.5% rising
11 Mozambique 41.78 2027 up 2.9% rising
12 Cape Verde 40.45 2027 up 1.8% rising
13 Ghana 39.57 2027 up 16.9% rising
14 Congo 38.85 2027 down 29.5% falling
15 Gambia 34.72 2027 up 109.5% rising
16 Uganda 34.3 2027 up 112.7% rising
17 Gabon 32.65 2027 down 11.7% falling
18 South Africa 32.39 2027 up 18.5% rising
19 Lesotho 31.68 2027 down 33.7% falling
20 Chad 31.49 2027 up 23.2% rising
21 Eritrea 31.49 2019 up 385.6% volatile
22 Senegal 31.34 2027 up 43.3% rising
23 Botswana 30.37 2027 down 29.2% falling
24 Mali 29.81 2027 up 58.3% rising
25 Rwanda 28.62 2027 up 37.8% rising
26 Cote d'Ivoire 26.86 2027 up 9.7% falling
27 Zimbabwe 25.58 2027 up 71.0% rising
28 Central African Republic 23.75 2027 up 45.0% flat
29 Togo 22.94 2027 down 7.8% flat
30 Angola 21.78 2027 down 13.2% falling
31 Madagascar 21.69 2027 down 29.8% rising
32 Sierra Leone 21.15 2027 up 46.0% rising
33 Benin 20.99 2027 down 19.1% rising
34 Tanzania 20.28 2027 up 31.3% rising
35 Equatorial Guinea 20.25 2027 down 56.7% falling
36 Niger 19.78 2027 up 54.4% flat
37 Nigeria 19.61 2027 up 104.1% falling
38 Ethiopia 15.18 2025 up 54.6% falling
39 Sao Tome and Principe 14.51 2027 down 45.2% rising
40 Kenya 14.49 2027 up 1.1% falling
41 Cameroon 12.37 2027 down 31.8% falling
42 Guinea-Bissau 12.01 2027 down 52.9% falling
43 Comoros 11.16 2027 down 5.4% rising
44 Malawi 8.75 2027 down 25.7% flat
45 Burundi 8.04 2027 down 5.7% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6))
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 1,763 data points, 2000–2027
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Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.