In 2019, the leading origin of intra-African imports was the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), accounting for 7.6 percent of the total imports into the continent. Furthermore, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) constituted 4.8 percent of the total. Overall, intra-African trade still represents a small portion of African trade activities.
Intra-African imports as a share of total imports into Africa in 2019, by region of origin
According to the source, the total intra-African imports constituted 13.9 percent of the total imports into Africa in 2019. This figure may differ from that provided by other sources. This is mainly due to the different criteria each source uses to calculate trade flow.
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