Countries in Africa by exports
Goods and services sold abroad, as a share of GDP. Trading hubs that re-export can pass 100%. 49 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
29.4%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of GDP | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Djibouti | 110.5% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 2 |  Seychelles | 79.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 3 |  Libya | 71.7% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 4 |  Mauritius | 65.0% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 5 |  Gabon | 55.5% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 6 |  Eswatini | 53.8% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 7 |  Lesotho | 49.5% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 8 |  Congo | 48.0% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 9 |  Tunisia | 46.7% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 10 |  Equatorial Guinea | 46.5% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 11 |  Namibia | 44.7% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 12 |  DR Congo | 43.4% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| =13 |  Cabo Verde | 42.0% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| =13 |  Morocco | 42.0% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| =15 |  Guinea | 41.4% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| =15 |  Mozambique | 41.4% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 17 |  Mauritania | 39.9% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 18 |  Ghana | 35.1% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| =19 |  Burkina Faso | 35.0% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| =19 |  Zambia | 35.0% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 21 |  Senegal | 32.5% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 22 |  Botswana | 32.0% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 23 |  South Africa | 31.4% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 24 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 29.8% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 25 |  Chad | 29.4% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 26 |  Somalia | 29.2% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 27 |  Togo | 24.6% | 2023 | Western Africa |
| 28 |  Angola | 23.0% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 29 |  Mali | 22.1% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 30 |  Rwanda | 21.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 31 |  Uganda | 21.4% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 32 |  Madagascar | 21.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 33 |  Sierra Leone | 20.9% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 34 |  Egypt | 19.8% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 35 |  Central African Republic | 19.3% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 36 |  Tanzania | 19.0% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 37 |  Zimbabwe | 18.1% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 38 |  Benin | 17.1% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 39 |  Algeria | 16.8% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| =40 |  Kenya | 15.8% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| =40 |  Niger | 15.8% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 42 |  Guinea-Bissau | 13.9% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| =43 |  Ethiopia | 13.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| =43 |  São Tomé and Principe | 13.3% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 45 |  Cameroon | 13.1% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 46 |  Gambia | 12.7% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 47 |  Malawi | 10.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 48 |  Comoros | 9.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 49 |  Sudan | 1.1% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
No World Bank figure for 5 countries: Burundi, Eritrea, Liberia, Nigeria, South Sudan.
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the highest exports for the size of its economy?
- Djibouti has the highest exports for the size of its economy in Africa: 110.5% of GDP (2025). Next come the Seychelles (79.6% of GDP) and Libya (71.7% of GDP).
- Which country in Africa has the lowest exports for the size of its economy?
- The Sudan, with 1.1% of GDP (2025).
- What is the typical exports of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 49 countries in Africa is 29.4% of GDP: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Goods and services sold abroad, as a share of GDP. Trading hubs that re-export can pass 100%. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.