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Trade Balance by African country

2025

Exports minus imports of goods and services, in current US dollars.

Africa, 202544 of 54 countries
−$105.74bntotal across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2025Angola · $13.82bnLowest in 2025Egypt · −$42.71bnReported in 202544 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
$−50.00bn$−30.00bn$−10.00bn0$10.00bn$30.00bnAngola$13.82bnSouth Africa$8.16bnGabon$5.59bnCote d'Ivoire$5.00bnLibya$2.77bnChad$2.73bnEquatorial Guinea$2.32bnBurkina Faso$1.37bnRepublic of the Congo$713.6mDjibouti$679.4mSudan−$105.8mSao Tome and Principe−$196.7mSeychelles−$311.5mGuinea-Bissau−$332.3mCabo Verde−$347.7mComoros−$404.5mCentral African Republic−$435.9mDemocratic Republic of the Congo−$454.5mNiger−$515.6mSierra Leone−$545.9mBenin−$740.0mTanzania−$903.4mGambia−$952.2mBotswana−$1.09bnMali−$1.39bnLesotho−$1.41bnMauritius−$1.59bnMauritania−$1.67bnRwanda−$2.22bnSenegal−$2.25bnMadagascar−$2.27bnMalawi−$2.70bnNamibia−$2.90bnMozambique−$3.20bnCameroon−$4.25bnUganda−$4.54bnTunisia−$4.68bnGuinea−$5.91bnKenya−$8.15bnEthiopia−$8.71bnSomalia−$9.04bnAlgeria−$15.24bnMorocco−$16.71bnEgypt−$42.71bnBurundino dataEritreano dataEswatinino dataGhanano dataLiberiano dataNigeriano dataSouth Sudanno dataTogono dataZambiano dataZimbabweno data
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Summed across the countries with a figure, so a region’s total is only as complete as its coverage.
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries$19.84bn
Southern Africa4 of 5 countries$2.75bn
Western Africa12 of 16 countries−$8.28bn
Eastern Africa13 of 18 countries−$43.36bn
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries−$76.68bn
Africaall 54 countries · 44 with a 2025 figure−$105.74bn

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Ten countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Burundi, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ghana, Liberia and 5 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Trade BalanceExports minus imports of goods and services, in current US dollars.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
UnitUS$
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2025
Coverage44 of 54 countries · 44 reported, 0 modelled, 10 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 44 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Trade Balance". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/trade-balance
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=trade_balance_usd&year=2025&limit=100

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Trade Balance: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

49 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryTrade BalancePeriod
1Angola$13.82B2025
2South Africa$8.16B2025
3Gabon$5.59B2025
4Cote d'Ivoire$5B2025
5Libya$2.77B2025
6Chad$2.73B2025
7Equatorial Guinea$2.32B2025
8Zambia$1.88B2024
9Burkina Faso$1.37B2025
10Ghana$953.4M2024
11Republic of the Congo$713.61M2025
12Djibouti$679.4M2025
13Eswatini$1.51M2024
14Sudan$-105.79M2025
15Sao Tome and Principe$-196.66M2025
16Seychelles$-311.5M2025
17Guinea-Bissau$-332.34M2025
18Cabo Verde$-347.73M2025
19Comoros$-404.54M2025
20Central African Republic$-435.91M2025
21Democratic Republic of the Congo$-454.53M2025
22Niger$-515.61M2025
23Sierra Leone$-545.92M2025
24Benin$-739.95M2025
25Tanzania$-903.42M2025
26Gambia$-952.15M2025
27Togo$-1.05B2023
28Botswana$-1.09B2025
29Mali$-1.39B2025
30Lesotho$-1.41B2025
31Mauritius$-1.59B2025
32Mauritania$-1.67B2025
33Rwanda$-2.22B2025
34Zimbabwe$-2.24B2024
35Senegal$-2.25B2025
36Madagascar$-2.27B2025
37Malawi$-2.7B2025
38Namibia$-2.9B2025
39Mozambique$-3.2B2025
40Cameroon$-4.25B2025
41Uganda$-4.54B2025
42Tunisia$-4.68B2025
43Guinea$-5.91B2025
44Kenya$-8.15B2025
45Ethiopia$-8.71B2025
46Somalia$-9.04B2025
47Algeria$-15.24B2025
48Morocco$-16.71B2025
49Egypt$-42.71B2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 49 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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