Northern Africa reached the highest value of merchandise exports among the regions in Africa as of 2022, with roughly 211.9 billion U.S. dollars. Southern Africa followed, with around 140 billion U.S. dollars in goods exports. By contrast, the Eastern region exported approximately 65 billion U.S. dollars in goods. As of the same period, merchandise exports in Africa amounted to some 665 billion U.S. dollars.
Value of merchandise exports in Africa as of 2022, by region
(in million U.S. dollars)
According to the source, international merchandise trade measures the value of goods which add or subtract from the stock of material resources of an economy by entering or leaving its territory (United Nations, 2011).
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UNCTAD. (September 25, 2023). Value of merchandise exports in Africa as of 2022, by region (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181463/value-of-merchandise-exports-by-region-in-africa/
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