Merchandise exports (constant US$) by country
Merchandise exports (constant 1987 US$) show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollars. They are classified using the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). Data are in constant U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Merchandise exports (constant US$) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 81.93 billion constant US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 168.05 constant US$ in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.21 billion constant US$, and the mean is 4.85 billion constant US$.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 3,255.4%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Merchandise exports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 81.93 billion constant US$ | 2009 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 29.28 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 176.0% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 17.16 billion constant US$ | 2007 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 15.79 billion constant US$ | 2008 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 12.03 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 11.28 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Tunisia | 8.34 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 6.60 billion constant US$ | 2010 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.51 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 10 | Botswana | 4.10 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 11 | Gabon | 3.53 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Cameroon | 3.30 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 3.13 billion constant US$ | 2011 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 2.82 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 2.32 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 137.6% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritius | 2.32 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan | 2.20 billion constant US$ | 2003 | up 394.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritania | 2.19 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 616.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.18 billion constant US$ | 2007 | up 202.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 1.88 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 169.9% | rising |
| 21 | Mozambique | 1.86 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 1.48 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 163.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Namibia | 1.27 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 1.23 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 3,255.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Uganda | 1.19 billion constant US$ | 2011 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | 916.43 million constant US$ | 2008 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 27 | Madagascar | 892.68 million constant US$ | 2009 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 831.59 million constant US$ | 2005 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 29 | Congo | 805.69 million constant US$ | 2011 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 770.21 million constant US$ | 2009 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 715.04 million constant US$ | 1999 | up 153.7% | rising |
| 32 | Chad | 601.11 million constant US$ | 2010 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Togo | 595.34 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 34 | Niger | 493.49 million constant US$ | 2005 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 35 | Lesotho | 321.39 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 286.32 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 295.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 257.33 million constant US$ | 2002 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 38 | Seychelles | 214.84 million constant US$ | 2010 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Burundi | 69.11 million constant US$ | 2005 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 40 | Rwanda | 60.05 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Gambia | 45.40 million constant US$ | 2001 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 42 | Eritrea | 32.79 million constant US$ | 2006 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Djibouti | 32.78 million constant US$ | 2006 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 20.47 million constant US$ | 2000 | up 390.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Comoros | 9.69 million constant US$ | 1999 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.61 million constant US$ | 2011 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 47 | Benin | 427.51 constant US$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania | 168.05 constant US$ | 1996 | up 69.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 240.11 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 170.60 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 168.38 billion constant US$
- North Africa 98.71 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 91.29 billion constant US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 78.89 billion constant US$
About this data
Merchandise exports (constant 1987 US$) show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollars. They are classified using the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). Data are in constant U.S. dollars.