Tag: Intra-Africa trade

Between 2018 and 2019, Zimbabwe’s intra-Africa exports increased by 1% while intra-Africa imports decreased by 27%. The products Zimbabwe mainly exports to the rest of the contin...

Between 2018 and 2019, Burkina Faso’s intra-Africa exports and imports declined by 13% and 5% respectively. The main intra-Africa export products are unwrought zinc, oil seeds an...

Between 2018 and 2019, intra-Africa exports by Benin declined by 1% while intra-Africa imports increased by 8%. The products main exported to other African countries include cotton...

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, it continues to restrain free movement of people, goods and services across African borders to unprecedented levels. Countries find themselves co...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to postpone by one year the second...

Africa is experiencing interesting times in an ever-changing and challenging global investment landscape. Global investment flows increased rapidly, from approximately $200 billio...

54 African countries have signed the Agreement Establishing the AfCFTA, of which 30 have deposited their instruments of ratification. Of these 29, updated trade data for 2018 is av...

Between 2018 and 2019 Madagascar’s intra-Africa exports and imports declined by 16% and 6% respectively. In 2019 8% of Madagascar’s world exports are to other African countries...

Between 2018 and 2019 Mozambique’s intra-African exports declined by 7%, while imports increased by 18%. Of the US$1.1 billion intra-African exports, 2% are exports to African co...

43% of Senegal’s world exports in 2019 were exports to other African countries, while 14% of world imports were sourced from other African countries. Of the US$1.8 billion intra-...

43% of Senegal’s world exports in 2019 were exports to other African countries, while 14% of world imports were sourced from other African countries. Of the US$1.8 billion intra-...

Between 2018 and 2019 Madagascar’s intra-Africa exports and imports declined by 16% and 6% respectively. In 2019 8% of Madagascar’s world exports are to other African countries...

Between 2018 and 2019 Mozambique’s intra-African exports declined by 7%, while imports increased by 18%. Of the US$1.1 billion intra-African exports, 2% are exports to African co...

In 2019, 27% of South Africa’s world exports and 12% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2018 and 2019, South Africa’s trade with the rest of Africa declined; the same ...

The cost of trade in manufacturing is the tariff and non-tariff costs associated with bilateral trade of goods which have undergone some sort of transformation process, including p...

Bilateral costs for trade in agricultural products include all costs involved in trading bilaterally between trade partners – the average tariff on the goods traded, as well as n...

Non-tariff trade costs refer to costs other than tariffs involved in trading goods bilaterally between trade partners, including transport costs, costs associated with completing t...

For 2019, 27% of South Africa’s world exports and 12% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2018 and 2019, South Africa’s trade with the rest of Africa declined; the same...

What if Africa were to liberalise the intra-Africa automotive components trade? A forthcoming tralac working paper (by this author) presents the results of a simulation of the comp...

Intra-Africa trade profile for 2018 In 2018, Eswatini’s exports to Africa were worth US$1.7 billion, while imports from Africa were valued at US$1.5 billion. Intra-Africa export...