Private Sector in Africa Eastern and Southern 86 indicators covering private sector for Africa Eastern and Southern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Merchandise trade 45.4% 2025 down 4.4% 17th Food imports 10.9% 2024 up 6.5% 21st Manufactures imports 60.3% 2024 down 2.3% 23rd Merchandise imports 337.80 billion current US$ 2025 up 33.8% 39th Food exports 14.5% 2024 up 8.3% 17th Manufactures exports 26.0% 2024 down 37.4% 34th Merchandise exports 282.56 billion current US$ 2025 up 57.8% 39th Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.19 current US$ per person 2025 up 21.5% 36th Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 5.7% 31st Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year 2025 up 124.4% 35th Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 428.22 current US$ per person 2025 up 2.9% 34th Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2486 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 down 10.4% 14th Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 157.0% 29th Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 74.42 current US$ per person 2024 up 4.3% 31st Commercial service exports 57.25 billion current US$ 2024 up 35.7% 37th Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.2% 23rd Transport services 39.2% 2024 down 10.0% 15th Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 94.01 current US$ per person 2024 down 24.8% 39th Computer, communications and other services 39.6% 2024 up 11.6% 22nd Commercial service imports 72.32 billion current US$ 2024 down 2.1% 42nd Computer, communications and other services 43.1% 2025 up 144.6% 26th Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.9% 29th Travel services 13.5% 2024 down 15.2% 45th Travel services 32.6% 2025 down 43.8% 14th Transport services 17.7% 2025 down 3.9% 25th Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 125.2% 9th Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year 2024 down 71.5% 38th Insurance and financial services 7.6% 2024 up 49.9% 29th Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 15.6% 2023 up 44.1% 7th Merchandise imports from high-income economies 45.4% 2023 down 9.8% 41st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 37.8% 2023 up 28.0% 10th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 24.7% 2023 up 45.1% 13th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 1.7% 2023 up 30.3% 36th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin 1.8% 2023 down 22.4% 39th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle 1.4% 2023 up 23.8% 31st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 8.3% 2023 up 6.0% 5th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 16.8% 2023 down 16.7% 2nd Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 84.5% 45th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 290.44 billion current US$ 2023 up 9.7% 39th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 16.8% 2023 down 16.7% 13th Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 9.4% 2023 up 127.3% 11th Merchandise exports to high-income economies 44.4% 2023 up 0.2% 46th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 31.8% 2023 up 0.7% 8th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 23.6% 2023 down 0.7% 6th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.5% 2023 up 3.6% 46th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 0.7% 2023 down 17.7% 44th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle 1.2% 2023 up 70.5% 37th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 5.8% 2023 up 0.8% 18th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 23.8% 2023 down 1.3% 1st Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 55.7% 35th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 255.92 billion current US$ 2023 up 14.0% 38th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 23.8% 2023 down 1.3% 3rd Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre 17,479 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 9.7% 40th Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre 21,354 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 11.4% 36th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 341 current US$ per person 2023 down 12.6% 30th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 5.2% 19th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per 17,225 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 13.9% 39th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual -7.35 % change on previous year 2023 down 5,188.9% 26th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 387 current US$ per person 2023 down 15.9% 33rd Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 8.7% 13th Page 1 of 2 Next →