Private Sector in Africa Eastern and Southern 61 indicators covering private sector for Africa Eastern and Southern. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Merchandise trade 45.4% 2025 down 4.4% — Food imports 10.9% 2024 up 6.5% — Manufactures imports 60.3% 2024 down 2.3% — Merchandise imports 337.80 billion current US$ 2025 up 33.8% — Food exports 14.5% 2024 up 8.3% — Manufactures exports 26.0% 2024 down 37.4% — Merchandise exports 282.56 billion current US$ 2025 up 57.8% — Commercial service exports 57.25 billion current US$ 2024 up 35.7% — Transport services 39.2% 2024 down 10.0% — Computer, communications and other services 39.6% 2024 up 11.6% — Commercial service imports 72.32 billion current US$ 2024 down 2.1% — Computer, communications and other services 43.1% 2025 up 144.6% — Travel services 32.6% 2025 down 43.8% — Travel services 13.5% 2024 down 15.2% — Transport services 17.7% 2025 down 3.9% — Insurance and financial services 7.6% 2024 up 49.9% — Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 84.5% — Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 55.7% — Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 23.8% 2023 down 1.3% — Merchandise imports from high-income economies 45.4% 2023 down 9.8% — Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 37.8% 2023 up 28.0% — Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 24.7% 2023 up 45.1% — Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 1.7% 2023 up 30.3% — Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 1.8% 2023 down 22.4% — Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 1.4% 2023 up 23.8% — Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 8.3% 2023 up 6.0% — Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 16.8% 2023 down 16.7% — Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 31.8% 2023 up 0.7% — Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 290.44 billion current US$ 2023 up 9.7% — Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within regio 16.8% 2023 down 16.7% — Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 5.8% 2023 up 0.8% — Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 1.2% 2023 up 70.5% — Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ameri 0.7% 2023 down 17.7% — Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Ce 0.5% 2023 up 3.6% — Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 15.6% 2023 up 44.1% — Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & 23.6% 2023 down 0.7% — Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 23.8% 2023 down 1.3% — Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 9.4% 2023 up 127.3% — Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 255.92 billion current US$ 2023 up 14.0% — Merchandise exports to high-income economies 44.4% 2023 up 0.2% — Insurance and financial services 6.6% 2025 down 12.4% — International tourism, receipts for travel items 22.35 billion current US$ 2019 up 41.6% — International tourism, expenditures for travel items 8.19 billion current US$ 2019 down 3.9% — International tourism, number of arrivals 39.83 million 2019 up 53.4% — High-technology exports 5.8% 2024 up 14.0% — High-technology exports 2.53 billion current US$ 2023 down 16.9% — International tourism, receipts 27.81 billion current US$ 2019 up 45.0% — International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items 5.73 billion current US$ 2019 up 60.2% — International tourism, expenditures 13.29 billion current US$ 2019 up 9.1% — International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 5.18 billion current US$ 2019 up 42.7% — International tourism, expenditures 5.2% 2019 down 3.4% — International tourism, receipts 11.5% 2019 up 20.4% — Logistics performance index: Overall 2.62 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 6.2% — Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics servi 2.64 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 9.4% — Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced sh 2.64 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 8.4% — Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach cons 2.86 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 1.3% — Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related in 2.52 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 7.6% — Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process 2.33 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 0.7% — Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments 2.65 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 8.3% — New business density 2.42 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 2024 up 62.5% — Page 1 of 2 Next →