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Trade Balance by African country
Angola has the highest reported trade balance among the 49 countries shown, at $13.82B (2025).
Exports minus imports of goods and services, in current US dollars. 49 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Angola
South Africa
GabonBy region
The 5 largest values account for -33% of the total across the countries shown.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Trade Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | $13.82B | |
| 2 | South Africa | $8.16B | |
| 3 | Gabon | $5.59B | |
| 4 | Cote d'Ivoire | $5B | |
| 5 | Libya | $2.77B | |
| 6 | Chad | $2.73B | |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | $2.32B | |
| 8 | Zambia | $1.88B | |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | $1.37B | |
| 10 | Ghana | $953.4M | |
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | $713.61M | |
| 12 | Djibouti | $679.4M | |
| 13 | Eswatini | $1.51M | |
| 14 | Sudan | $-105.79M | |
| 15 | Sao Tome and Principe | $-196.66M | |
| 16 | Seychelles | $-311.5M | |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | $-332.34M | |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | $-347.73M | |
| 19 | Comoros | $-404.54M | |
| 20 | Central African Republic | $-435.91M | |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $-454.53M | |
| 22 | Niger | $-515.61M | |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | $-545.92M | |
| 24 | Benin | $-739.95M | |
| 25 | Tanzania | $-903.42M | |
| 26 | Gambia | $-952.15M | |
| 27 | Togo | $-1.05B | |
| 28 | Botswana | $-1.09B | |
| 29 | Mali | $-1.39B | |
| 30 | Lesotho | $-1.41B | |
| 31 | Mauritius | $-1.59B | |
| 32 | Mauritania | $-1.67B | |
| 33 | Rwanda | $-2.22B | |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | $-2.24B | |
| 35 | Senegal | $-2.25B | |
| 36 | Madagascar | $-2.27B | |
| 37 | Malawi | $-2.7B | |
| 38 | Namibia | $-2.9B | |
| 39 | Mozambique | $-3.2B | |
| 40 | Cameroon | $-4.25B | |
| 41 | Uganda | $-4.54B | |
| 42 | Tunisia | $-4.68B | |
| 43 | Guinea | $-5.91B | |
| 44 | Kenya | $-8.15B | |
| 45 | Ethiopia | $-8.71B | |
| 46 | Somalia | $-9.04B | |
| 47 | Algeria | $-15.24B | |
| 48 | Morocco | $-16.71B | |
| 49 | Egypt | $-42.71B |
Cote d'Ivoire
Libya
Chad
Equatorial Guinea
Zambia
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Eswatini
Sudan
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Guinea-Bissau
Cabo Verde
Comoros
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Niger
Sierra Leone
Benin
Tanzania
Gambia
Togo
Botswana
Mali
Lesotho
Mauritius
Mauritania
Rwanda
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Madagascar
Malawi
Namibia
Mozambique
Cameroon
Uganda
Tunisia
Guinea
Kenya
Ethiopia
Somalia
Algeria
Morocco
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The table includes 49 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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