Tag: Intra-Africa trade

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Low intra-Africa and regional trade have historically been attributed to tariffs. However, recent evidence shows that non-tariff issues are the main reason for low intra-Africa and...

In 2020, 34% of DRC’s world exports and 20% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, DRC’s exports to Africa declined by 30%, and imports by 23%. DRC’s intr...

Intra-Africa trade peaked at 21% in 2015 and averaging 18% annually until 2019. In 2020, intra-Africa trade was down to 16% mainly attributed to Covid-19 related supply chain disru...

In 2020, 21% of Ethiopia’s world exports and 6% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Ethiopia’s exports to Africa declined by 6%, and imports by 5%. Ethi...

In 2020, 86% of Gambia’s world exports and 20% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Gambia’s intra-Africa exports increased by 26%, and imports by 2%. Ga...

In 2020, 14% of Egypt’s world exports and 2% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Egypt’s exports to Africa declined by 20%, and imports by 2%. Egypt’s...

In 2020, 17% of Botswana’s world exports and 68% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Botswana’s exports to Africa declined by 3%, and imports from Africa...

In 2020, 21% of Zambia’s world exports and 46% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Zambia’s exports to Africa increased by 2%, and imports declined by 27...

In 2020, 55% of Zimbabwe’s world exports and 60% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Zimbabwe’s exports to Africa declined by 8%, and imports increased b...

In 2020, 19% of Nigeria’s world exports and 8% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Nigeria’s exports to Africa declined by 42%, and imports declined by 4...

In 2020, 43% of Senegal’s world exports and 14% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Senegal’s exports to Africa declined by 6%, and imports increased by ...

In 2020, 28% of Mozambique’s world exports and 33% of world imports were to and from the rest of Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Mozambique’s intra-Africa exports declined by 14...

In 2020, 7% of Madagascar’s world exports and 12% of world imports were intra-Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Madagascar’s intra-Africa exports declined by 37%, and intra-Africa...

In 2020, 33% of Namibia’s world exports and 67% of world imports were to and from the rest of Africa. Between 2019 and 2020, Namibia’s intra-Africa exports declined by 24% and ...

The new EU-UK trade relationship will be very different from when the UK was a Member State. Major governance challenges lie ahead. Concluding a trade agreement is one thing, imple...

An objective of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is to create a liberalised market for goods and services. To achieve this, the AfCFTA provides for progressive...

For 2019, 19 per cent of Kenya's total trade was with other African countries, mostly with countries in the same free trade area (COMESA FTA) or customs union (EAC). Limi...

African Union Heads of State and Government have underscored the urgent need for member states to kick-start trading activities, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCF...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) consists of 16 members – 13 of which are in a free trade area (FTA). The SADC FTA members are Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madag...