Exports, billion dollars - Country rankings
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Exports of goods and services, billion USD, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 41 countries was 10.28 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in South Africa: 124.7 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Burundi: 0.14 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Exports, billion dollars, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 124.7 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Angola | 34.66 | 2 | 2002 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | 29.37 | 3 | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 25.99 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 19.34 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 13.6 | 6 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 12.63 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Gabon | 12.36 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Zambia | 11.26 | 9 | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 10.79 | 10 | 2011 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 9.49 | 11 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Guinea | 9.23 | 12 | 1986 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 8.72 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | 8.19 | 14 | 1965 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 7.68 | 15 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 7.6 | 16 | 1975 - 2023 |
| Senegal | 7.09 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Botswana | 6.26 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mali | 6.08 | 19 | 1967 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 5.87 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Chad | 5.72 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 5.66 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 5.36 | 23 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 4.52 | 24 | 2005 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 4.24 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Benin | 4.17 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 4.08 | 27 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 3.58 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Togo | 2.19 | 29 | 1963 - 2023 |
| Somalia | 2.16 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Seychelles | 1.84 | 31 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Niger | 1.48 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 1.38 | 33 | 1964 - 2023 |
| Sudan | 1.21 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 0.97 | 35 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 0.91 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | 0.37 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 0.28 | 38 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 0.23 | 39 | 1966 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 0.18 | 40 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 0.14 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
Definition: 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.
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