Primary commodities exports (constant US$) by country

Total Primary Commodities exports in 1987 constant US dollars. Values are in fob basis.

Countries reporting

Highest

21.10 billion constant US$

South Africa

Lowest

302.79 constant US$

Uganda

Median

723.61 million constant US$

Years covered

1965–2011

Data points

958

What the numbers show

Primary commodities exports (constant US$) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 21.10 billion constant US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 302.79 constant US$ in Uganda.

The median across all reporting countries is 723.61 million constant US$, and the mean is 2.54 billion constant US$.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 1,742.9%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 79.2%).

Primary commodities exports: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	South Africa	21.10 billion constant US$	2004	up 184.0%	volatile
2	Angola	13.44 billion constant US$	2011	up 106.3%	volatile
3	Nigeria	11.78 billion constant US$	2001	up 16.0%	rising
4	Ghana	4.45 billion constant US$	2010	up 16.1%	volatile
5	Egypt	4.01 billion constant US$	2004	up 61.6%	rising
6	Morocco	3.97 billion constant US$	2011	up 38.6%	rising
7	Botswana	3.67 billion constant US$	2011	up 17.7%	rising
8	Cote d'Ivoire	3.22 billion constant US$	2011	up 13.1%	rising
9	Kenya	2.35 billion constant US$	2011	up 148.2%	volatile
10	Cameroon	2.21 billion constant US$	2007	up 50.4%	rising
11	Sudan	2.20 billion constant US$	2003	up 254.3%	volatile
12	Mauritania	2.19 billion constant US$	2011	up 616.0%	volatile
13	Zimbabwe	2.13 billion constant US$	2011	down 20.9%	falling
14	Mozambique	1.84 billion constant US$	2011	up 70.6%	volatile
15	Equatorial Guinea	1.75 billion constant US$	2004	up 1,742.9%	volatile
16	Congo	1.58 billion constant US$	2006	up 19.6%	volatile
17	Zambia	1.10 billion constant US$	2003	up 14.8%	flat
18	Namibia	723.61 million constant US$	2011	up 19.1%	rising
19	Mali	719.25 million constant US$	1999	up 191.9%	rising
20	Mauritius	674.24 million constant US$	2011	up 1.3%	flat
21	Malawi	583.38 million constant US$	2009	up 26.2%	rising
22	Senegal	560.25 million constant US$	2011	up 66.5%	rising
23	Eswatini	557.76 million constant US$	2008	down 22.1%	rising
24	Tanzania	538.94 million constant US$	2011	up 438.9%	volatile
25	Togo	518.39 million constant US$	2011	up 116.7%	rising
26	Central African Republic	208.10 million constant US$	2002	up 131.2%	rising
27	Sierra Leone	175.49 million constant US$	2010	up 544.2%	volatile
28	Madagascar	174.36 million constant US$	2009	down 38.4%	falling
29	Guinea	125.63 million constant US$	2005	down 79.2%	volatile
30	Burundi	80.16 million constant US$	2002	down 27.5%	flat
31	Guinea-Bissau	55.11 million constant US$	2011	up 64.6%	volatile
32	Rwanda	36.06 million constant US$	2000	down 58.5%	volatile
33	Sao Tome and Principe	7.10 million constant US$	1999	up 18.6%	falling
34	Seychelles	2.66 million constant US$	2010	down 21.1%	falling
35	Uganda	302.79 constant US$	2011	up 153.1%	rising

Regions and income groups

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

Africa 114.31 billion constant US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 75.28 billion constant US$
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 73.39 billion constant US$
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 59.91 billion constant US$
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 55.00 billion constant US$

About this data

Indicator: Primary commodities exports (constant US$)
Unit: constant US$
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 40 places, 958 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total Primary Commodities exports in 1987 constant US dollars. Values are in fob basis.