Africa Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) Ranking (2024)

In 2024, net trade (goods & services, bop) in Africa was highest in Angola at $14.24 billion, followed by Algeria at $8.29 billion and South Africa at $8.04 billion. The average net trade (goods & services, bop) across countries in Africa was -$1.40 billion, the median was -$1.08 billion, and Egypt recorded the lowest net trade (goods & services, bop) at -$14.05 billion, according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1960 to 2024 across 48 countries in Africa.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 $14.24B $13.27B 2024
2 -$14.05B -$20.85B 2023
3 -$12.09B -$13.22B 2023
4 -$12.01B -$15.23B 2023
5 -$9.42B -$10.65B 2023
6 $8.29B $22.61B 2023
7 $8.04B $1.22B 2024
8 -$7.92B -$7.28B 2023
9 -$5.67B -$3.61B 2022
10 -$4.77B -$4.96B 2023
11 $4.47B $11.96B 2023
12 -$4.03B -$2.95B 2023
13 $3.64B $3.15B 2023
14 -$3.31B -$2.71B 2024
15 $3.26B $1.39B 2021
16 -$2.74B $39.66M 2022
17 -$2.69B -$2.12B 2023
18 -$2.58B -$2.82B 2023
19 -$2.47B -$2.35B 2023
20 -$2.27B -$1.98B 2023
21 -$2.22B -$5.2B 2023
22 -$2.08B -$4.69B 2023
23 -$1.94B -$1.12B 2023
24 -$1.94B -$2.09B 2023
25 -$1.68B -$1.02B 2023
26 -$1.65B -$1.91B 2023
27 -$1.35B -$1.41B 2022
28 -$1.32B -$1.64B 2023
29 -$1.13B -$1.78B 2024
30 -$1.1B -$1.19B 2024
31 -$1.05B -$1.09B 2023
32 -$922.32M -$947.07M 2023
33 -$881.99M -$871.99M 2023
34 -$829.64M $87.79M 2023
35 -$741.46M -$698.4M 2022
36 -$710.82M -$635.7M 2024
37 -$667.63M -$595.61M 2020
38 -$658.96M -$808.45M 2023
39 $599.48M $2.42B 2023
40 $484.9M $607.41M 2024
41 -$355.58M -$314.24M 2023
42 -$315M -$455.8M 2024
43 -$307.6M -$297.83M 2023
44 -$194.39M -$5.16B 2024
45 -$176.19M -$193.68M 2023
46 -$122.34M -$125.89M 2022
47 -$61.82M -$50.79M 2023
48 $55.84M -$590.88M 2023
Africa Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) Ranking (2024) : Definition
Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) measures the difference between exports and imports of goods and services, recorded on a Balance of Payments basis and measured in current US dollars. A positive value indicates a trade surplus, while a negative value indicates a trade deficit.