Sub-Saharan Africa Exports 1966-2025

Sub-Saharan Africa exports for 2023 were 523.97 billion US dollars, a 5.46% decline from 2022.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa exports for 2022 were 554.24 billion US dollars, a 15.36% increase from 2021.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa exports for 2021 were 480.47 billion US dollars, a 32.56% increase from 2020.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa exports for 2020 were 362.45 billion US dollars, a 13.85% decline from 2019.
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.