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Exports of goods and services

The value of goods and services sold abroad, as a share of GDP.

Why it matters

Export earnings supply the hard currency that lets investors repatriate profits and service dollar debt.

Read with care

High shares driven by one commodity leave the economy exposed to price swings.

Source

World Bank

% of GDP. 51 African countries, 1990 to 2025.

Exports: highest in Seychelles, lowest in Comoros

Exports of goods and services, % of GDP. Latest year available, mostly 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.

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Ranked: exportsiWhy it mattersExport earnings supply the hard currency that lets investors repatriate profits and service dollar debt.

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0%20%40%60%80%Seychelles79.6%Mauritius65.0%Eswatini53.8% (2024)Lesotho49.5%Namibia44.7%DRC43.4%Mozambique41.4%Zambia35.0% (2024)Botswana32.0%South Africa31.4%Angola23.0%Madagascar21.3%Tanzania19.0%Zimbabwe18.1% (2024)Malawi10.6%Comoros9.3%median 33.5%
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How spread out SADC is
Median 33.5%Lowest: Comoros 9.3%Highest: Seychelles 79.6%

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Exports of goods and services against income per person

Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.

0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)ExportsDRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueMadagascarMalawiZambia
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Table

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RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1Seychelles79.6%2025up 13.1 points since 2020A
2Mauritius65.0%2025up 9.7 points since 2020A
3Eswatini53.8%2024up 9.0 points since 2019A
4Lesotho49.5%2025up 5.1 points since 2020A
5Namibia44.7%2025up 11.0 points since 2020A
6DRC43.4%2025up 13.6 points since 2020A
7Mozambique41.4%2025up 8.6 points since 2020A
8Zambia35.0%2024up 0.3 points since 2019A
9Botswana32.0%2025up 0.8 points since 2020A
10South Africa31.4%2025up 3.8 points since 2020A
11Angola23.0%2025down 8.8 points since 2020A
12Madagascar21.3%2025up 1.2 point since 2020A
13Tanzania19.0%2025up 5.5 points since 2020A
14Zimbabwe18.1%2024little changed since 2019A
15Malawi10.6%2025down 0.4 points since 2020A
16Comoros9.3%2025up 3.6 points since 2020A