Sub-Saharan Africa Exports 1960-2023
Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Sub-Saharan Africa exports for 2021 was $468.91B, a 33.46% increase from 2020.
- Sub-Saharan Africa exports for 2020 was $351.36B, a 13.75% decline from 2019.
- Sub-Saharan Africa exports for 2019 was $407.36B, a 2.03% decline from 2018.
- Sub-Saharan Africa exports for 2018 was $415.78B, a 15.53% increase from 2017.
| Sub-Saharan Africa Exports - Historical Data |
| Year |
Billions of US $ |
% of GDP |
| 2021 |
$468.91B |
24.45% |
| 2020 |
$351.36B |
20.59% |
| 2019 |
$407.36B |
22.73% |
| 2018 |
$415.78B |
24.00% |
| 2017 |
$359.90B |
21.12% |
| 2016 |
$309.47B |
19.68% |
| 2015 |
$344.35B |
20.44% |
| 2014 |
$479.04B |
25.64% |
| 2013 |
$478.97B |
26.54% |
| 2012 |
$536.85B |
31.57% |
| 2011 |
$531.81B |
32.53% |
| 2010 |
$429.19B |
29.56% |
| 2009 |
$323.56B |
26.39% |
| 2008 |
$423.15B |
33.20% |
| 2007 |
$335.10B |
29.87% |
| 2006 |
$297.26B |
30.70% |
| 2005 |
$227.02B |
27.64% |
| 2004 |
$181.39B |
26.23% |
| 2003 |
$151.76B |
27.29% |
| 2002 |
$124.37B |
28.18% |
| 2001 |
$115.51B |
28.45% |
| 2000 |
$124.26B |
29.37% |
| 1999 |
$101.54B |
25.47% |
| 1998 |
$98.56B |
24.97% |
| 1997 |
$110.19B |
27.02% |
| 1996 |
$104.81B |
26.68% |
| 1995 |
$98.20B |
26.09% |
| 1994 |
$78.39B |
24.12% |
| 1993 |
$76.63B |
22.93% |
| 1992 |
$82.30B |
23.15% |
| 1991 |
$81.84B |
21.01% |
| 1990 |
$83.02B |
22.20% |
| 1989 |
$76.34B |
23.98% |
| 1988 |
$68.77B |
22.01% |
| 1987 |
$68.41B |
23.09% |
| 1986 |
$54.63B |
20.97% |
| 1985 |
$53.48B |
21.08% |
| 1984 |
$54.33B |
19.76% |
| 1983 |
$55.65B |
17.73% |
| 1982 |
$60.61B |
16.99% |
| 1981 |
$71.65B |
18.46% |
| 1980 |
$86.58B |
30.81% |
| 1979 |
$61.27B |
27.59% |
| 1978 |
$45.67B |
24.67% |
| 1977 |
$43.23B |
25.81% |
| 1976 |
$35.23B |
23.09% |
| 1975 |
$32.24B |
22.79% |
| 1974 |
$32.86B |
25.60% |
| 1973 |
$20.77B |
20.99% |
| 1972 |
$15.17B |
19.59% |
| 1971 |
$12.64B |
18.37% |
| 1970 |
$12.08B |
17.93% |
| 1969 |
$11.01B |
19.19% |
| 1968 |
$10.22B |
20.32% |
| 1967 |
$9.29B |
19.79% |
| 1966 |
$8.98B |
19.00% |
| 1965 |
$8.42B |
19.22% |
| 1964 |
$8.03B |
20.40% |
| 1963 |
$7.32B |
18.25% |
| 1962 |
$6.77B |
19.29% |
| 1961 |
$6.42B |
19.80% |
| 1960 |
$6.03B |
19.34% |
