Table 7 - Exports, 2009

  Three main exports*, with their share in total exports**     No of products accounting for more than 75 per cent of exports
  Product I Product II Product III  
Algeria Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (46.8%) Natural gas, in gaseous state (21.0%) Natural gas, liquefied (10.8%) 3
Angola Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (96.3%)     1
Benin Cashew nuts :-- In shell (29.5%) Cotton, not carded or combed (28.7%) Copper waste and scrap (6.0%) 6
Botswana Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted (27.9%) Nickel mattes (19.9%) Diamonds non-industrial nes excluding mounted or set diamonds (8.6%) 16
Burkina Faso Cotton, not carded or combed. (52.1%) Gold in oth semi-manufactd form n-monetary(inc gold platd w platinum) (19.6%) Sesamum seeds (9.1%) 3
Burundi Coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated (76.1%) Black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea (9.3%)   1
Cameroon Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (39.6%) Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (18.7%) Bananas, including plantains, fresh (8.4%) 5
Cape Verde Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares) (16.4%) Fish, whole or in pieces (13.5%) Mens/boys trousers and shorts, of cotton, not knitted (10.4%) 9
Central Afr. Rep. Logs, tropical hardwoods nes (25.8%) Diamonds unsorted whether or not worked (25.4%) Logs, tropical wood specified in Subhe (16.7%) 4
Chad Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (90.9%) Petroleum oils & oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude) & preparations (5.6%)   1
Comoros Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) (32.1%) Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up (26.8%) Essential oils, nes (18.6%) 3
Congo Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (87.8%)     1
Congo Dem. Rep. Cobalt ores and concentrates. (20.7%) Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (16.6%) Copper ores and concentrates (14.1%) 6
Cote d'Ivoire Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (36.3%) Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (14.6%) Cocoa paste, not defatted (8.0%) 7
Djibouti Bovine, live except pure-bred breeding (27.4%) Sheep (17.8%) Goats (13.2%) 5
Egypt Natural gas, liquefied (15.8%) Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (15.3%) Light oils and preparations (5.3%) 65
Equatorial Guinea Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (72.7%) Natural gas, liquefied (22.2%)   2
Eritrea Prefabricated buildings (19.3%) Sheep (14.2%) Mens/boys's shirts; of cotton (6.9%) 19
Ethiopia Coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated (31.0%) Sesamum seeds (24.9%) Cut flowers fresh (10.9%) 7
Gabon Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (69.9%) Manganese ores and concentrates (9.8%) Logs, tropical hardwoods nes (7.0%) 2
Gambia Cashew nuts :-- In shell (44.5%) Crude oil (14.3%) Titanium ores and concentrates (12.3%) 4
hana Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (49.7%) Manganese ores and concentrates, in (8.5%) Cocoa butter, fat and oil (5.6%) 7
Guinea Aluminium ores and concentrates (62.9%) Aluminium oxide, nes (11.2%) Coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated (4.0%) 3
Guinea Bissau Cashew nuts :-- In shell (92.2%)     1
Kenya Black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea (14.3%) Cut flowers fresh (13.8%) Coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated (5.9%) 54
Lesotho Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted (33.3%) Mens/boys trousers and shorts, of cotton, not knitted (13.8%) Pullovers, cardigans and similar articles of cotton, knitted (11.0%) 6
Liberia Cargo vessels nes & other vessels for the transport of both persons & goods (42.1%) Tankers (19.3%) Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (13.3%) 4
Libya Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (79.3%) Natural gas, in gaseous state (9.1%) Petroleum oils & oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude) & preparations (4.8%) 1
Madagascar Shrimps and prawns (9.3%) Women's/girls', trousers, bib & brace overalls, breeches & shorts, of cotton (6.7%) Vanilla (5.6%) 31
Malawi Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped (63.0%) Dried leguminous vegetables, n.e.s., shelled, whether/not skinned/split (8.8%) Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea (6.3%) 3
Mali Cotton, not carded or combed (39.3%) Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (12.5%) Sesamum seeds (8.1%) 8
Mauritania Iron ores & concentrates, non-agglomerated (45.4%) Octopus, other than live/fresh/chilled (14.4%) Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (13.2%) 4
Mauritius T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, knitted (13.4%) Raw sugar, cane (12.2%) Tunas, skipjack and bonito (11.2%) 36
Morocco Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids (6.6%) Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships (4.8%)   76
Mozambique Aluminium unwrought, not alloyed (38.1%) Electrical energy (10.5%) Light oils and preparations (9.0%) 8
Namibia Natural uranium and its compounds; (16.4%) Unwrought zinc, containing by weight 99.99 % or more of zinc (14.5%) Uranium ores and concentrates (13.3%) 7
Niger Natural uranium and its compounds; (70.5%) Light oils and preparations (23.8%)   2
Nigeria Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (86.3%) Natural gas, liquefied (7.5%)   1
Rwanda Coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated (29.0%) Niobium, tantalum and vanadium ores and concentrates (20.6%) Tin ores and concentrates. (11.2%) 5
São Tomé & Príncipe Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (47.1%) Wrist-watches other than automatic winding (12.3%) Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 2,000 kg but not exceeding 15,000 kg (9.7%) 4
Senegal Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids (25.5%) Fish, n.e.s., fresh/chilled (6.8%) Fish ,n.e.s., frozen (6.0%) 19
Seychelles Tunas, skipjack and bonito (Sarda s (59.2%) Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus) (7.3%) Skipjack or stripbellied bonito (5.4%) 4
Sierra Leone Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted (21.5%) Titanium ores and concentrates (11.8%) Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (8.5%) 22
Somalia Goats (28.3%) Sheep (24.3%) Live bovine animals (21.6%) 4
South Africa Platinum unwrought or in powder form (9.3%) Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary (6.4%) Iron ores & concentrates,non-agglomerated (5.6%) 103
Sudan Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (91.3%)     1
Swaziland Raw sugar, cane (15.7%) Mixtures of odoriferous substances for the food or drink industries (13.4%) Food preparations nes (10.6%) 25
Tanzania Coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated (9.6%) Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped (9.2%) Other Precious metal ores and concentrates, other than silver (8.3%) 31
Togo Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (47.1%) Ground (8.3%) Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary (7.7%) 5
Tunisia Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (9.4%) Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships (6.1%) Mens/boys trousers and shorts, of cotton, not knitted (5.5%) 94
Uganda Coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated (35.4%) Fish fillets and other fish meat, minced or not, fresh or chilled (8.8%) Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped (7.5%) 15
Zambia Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrought (49.8%) Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining (16.5%) Copper ores and concentrates. (7.8%) 4
Zimbabwe Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped (22.9%) Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4% of carbon (9.1%) Raw sugar, cane (8.3%) 19
Africa Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude. (44.8%) [18.5%] Natural gas, liquefied (3.9%) [20.0%] Natural gas, in gaseous state (3.7%) [9.9%] 40
  • Notes:
    * Products are reported when accounting for more than 4 per cent of total exports.
    ** Figures in [  ] represent the share of Africa in the World export for each product.
  • Source: AfDB Statistics Department; COMTRADE Database (Harmonized system, Rev.2) - UN Statistics Division.