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% 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 Commercial service exports 57.25 billion current US$ 2024 up 35.7% 37th Transport services 39.2% 2024 down 10.0% 15th 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 Travel services 13.5% 2024 down 15.2% 46th Travel services 32.6% 2025 down 43.8% 15th Transport services 17.7% 2025 down 3.9% 25th 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% 42nd Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 37.8% 2023 up 28.0% 10th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 24.7% 2023 up 45.1% 13th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 1.7% 2023 up 30.3% 37th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 1.8% 2023 down 22.4% 40th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 1.4% 2023 up 23.8% 31st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 8.3% 2023 up 6.0% 5th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 16.8% 2023 down 16.7% 2nd Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 84.5% 46th 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 regio 16.8% 2023 down 16.7% 14th 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% 47th 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 & Ce 0.5% 2023 up 3.6% 47th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ameri 0.7% 2023 down 17.7% 44th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 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 Sub-Saharan 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% 4th Insurance and financial services 6.6% 2025 down 12.4% 21st International tourism, receipts for travel items 22.35 billion current US$ 2019 up 41.6% 37th International tourism, expenditures for travel items 8.19 billion current US$ 2019 down 3.9% 43rd International tourism, number of arrivals 39.83 million 2019 up 53.4% 38th High-technology exports 5.8% 2024 up 14.0% 36th High-technology exports 2.53 billion current US$ 2023 down 16.9% 34th International tourism, receipts 27.81 billion current US$ 2019 up 45.0% 28th International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items 5.73 billion current US$ 2019 up 60.2% 25th International tourism, expenditures 13.29 billion current US$ 2019 up 9.1% 35th International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 5.18 billion current US$ 2019 up 42.7% 27th International tourism, expenditures 5.2% 2019 down 3.4% 35th International tourism, receipts 11.5% 2019 up 20.4% 11th Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process 2.33 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 0.7% 35th Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related in 2.52 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 7.6% 29th Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced sh 2.64 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 8.4% 31st Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics servi 2.64 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 9.4% 30th Logistics performance index: Overall 2.62 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 6.2% 31st Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach cons 2.86 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 1.3% 32nd Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments 2.65 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 8.3% 31st New business density 2.42 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 2024 up 62.5% 26th Page 1 of 2 Next →