Primary commodities exports (current US$) by country
Total Primary Commodities exports in current US dollars. Values are in fob basis.
Countries reporting
44
Highest
66.27 billion current US$
Angola
Lowest
263.9 current US$
Benin
Median
903.72 million current US$
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,300
What the numbers show
Primary commodities exports (current US$) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 66.27 billion current US$ in Angola; the lowest is 263.9 current US$ in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 903.72 million current US$, and the mean is 6.35 billion current US$.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 411,375,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Primary commodities exports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 66.27 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 866.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 53.74 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 322.0% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 29.55 billion current US$ | 2004 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 26.73 billion current US$ | 2003 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 14.61 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 427.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Ghana | 13.05 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 515.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 12.72 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 2,034.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Congo | 11.07 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 467.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Morocco | 10.92 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 275.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.29 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 157.0% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 3.19 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 330.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritania | 3.17 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 778.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Botswana | 3.16 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 3.10 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 153.4% | rising |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.81 billion current US$ | 2003 | up 6,479.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Mozambique | 2.62 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 279.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 2.44 billion current US$ | 2007 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 18 | Gabon | 2.44 billion current US$ | 1999 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 19 | Namibia | 2.26 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 156.6% | rising |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 2.03 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,051.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 1.62 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 331.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Eswatini | 995.30 million current US$ | 2008 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 812.14 million current US$ | 2011 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 24 | Togo | 744.77 million current US$ | 2011 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 697.28 million current US$ | 2003 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 666.90 million current US$ | 2011 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 659.56 million current US$ | 2011 | up 139.8% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 613.73 million current US$ | 2001 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 29 | Uganda | 531.10 million current US$ | 2011 | up 153.1% | rising |
| 30 | Lesotho | 462.88 million current US$ | 2011 | up 466.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 449.61 million current US$ | 2011 | up 380.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Liberia | 242.30 million current US$ | 2008 | up 411,375,000.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 205.21 million current US$ | 2011 | up 171.2% | rising |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 175.04 million current US$ | 2007 | up 33.2% | flat |
| 35 | Guinea | 171.04 million current US$ | 2005 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Madagascar | 113.62 million current US$ | 2009 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 82.44 million current US$ | 2011 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Burundi | 56.54 million current US$ | 2002 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 49.70 million current US$ | 2003 | up 1,183.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Gambia | 23.81 million current US$ | 2001 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 41 | Seychelles | 17.92 million current US$ | 2010 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Comoros | 11.30 million current US$ | 2009 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 43 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.60 million current US$ | 2011 | up 221.1% | rising |
| 44 | Benin | 263.9 current US$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 187.66 billion current US$
- Africa 155.60 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 101.96 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 99.05 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 71.65 billion current US$
About this data
Total Primary Commodities exports in current US dollars. Values are in fob basis.