Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) - Trade - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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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 labor and property income (formerly called factor services) as well as transfer payments. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) - Trade - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Liberia (1960) | 45.83 |
| 2 | Seychelles (2008) | 31.04 |
| 3 | North Africa (1960) | 28.5 |
| 4 | Egypt (2008) | 27.85 |
| 5 | Cameroon (2008) | 24.56 |
| 6 | Burkina Faso (2006) | 24.42 |
| 7 | Africa (1960) | 24.18 |
| 8 | Sudan (2008) | 23.03 |
| 9 | Zambia (2008) | 20.74 |
| 10 | Republic of the Congo (1960) | 20.45 |
| 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (1960) | 19.13 |
| 12 | Cape Verde (2008) | 13 |
| 13 | Somalia (1960) | 12.72 |
| 14 | Burundi (1960) | 12.5 |
| 15 | Rwanda (1960) | 12.44 |
| 16 | Nigeria (1960) | 9.24 |
| 17 | Gambia (2008) | 8.8 |
| 18 | Comoros (2008) | 8.49 |
| 19 | Tunisia (2008) | 7.97 |
| 20 | Guinea (2008) | 7.67 |
| 21 | Togo (2005) | 7.5 |
| 22 | Ivory Coast (2008) | 7.4 |
| 23 | Uganda (2008) | 7.29 |
| 24 | Niger (1960) | 7.1 |
| 25 | Central African Republic (2008) | 6.92 |
| 26 | Sub-Saharan Africa (2005) | 6.81 |
| 27 | Mozambique (2008) | 6.78 |
| 28 | Swaziland (2008) | 6.45 |
| 29 | Senegal (2008) | 6.18 |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) | 5.7 |
| 31 | Mauritius (2008) | 5.41 |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau (2007) | 5.1 |
| 33 | Morocco (2008) | 5.06 |
| 34 | Benin (2005) | 5 |
| 35 | Algeria (2008) | 5 |
| 36 | Mauritania (2007) | 4.93 |
| 37 | Ghana (2008) | 4.72 |
| 38 | Mali (2007) | 3.4 |
| 39 | Ethiopia (2008) | 3.12 |
| 40 | South Africa (2008) | 2.99 |
| 41 | Madagascar (2008) | 2.87 |
| 42 | Djibouti (2006) | 2.83 |
| 43 | Botswana (2008) | 2.51 |
| 44 | Tanzania (2006) | -0.2 |
| 45 | Gabon (2008) | -0.21 |
| 46 | Eritrea (2007) | -2.26 |
| 47 | Zimbabwe (2005) | -3.37 |
| 48 | Kenya (2008) | -4.2 |
| 49 | Malawi (2008) | -5.4 |
| 50 | Chad (2008) | -11.71 |
| 51 | Lesotho (2008) | -21.96 |
| 52 | Namibia (2008) | -47.47 |
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