Private Sector in Africa Western and Central 86 indicators covering private sector for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Merchandise trade 43.1% 2025 up 34.6% 28th Food imports 15.3% 2023 down 11.3% 10th Manufactures imports 54.3% 2023 down 12.8% 39th Merchandise imports 163.34 billion current US$ 2025 up 26.5% 40th Food exports 12.1% 2023 up 2.1% 21st Manufactures exports 7.0% 2023 down 38.2% 44th Merchandise exports 204.10 billion current US$ 2025 up 70.2% 39th Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 383.07 current US$ per person 2025 up 33.4% 31st Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 55.3% 10th Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.81 % change on previous year 2025 up 154.6% 1st Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 306.56 current US$ per person 2025 down 0.9% 44th Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 15.5% 39th Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 158.8% 8th Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 46.05 current US$ per person 2024 up 50.8% 40th Commercial service exports 23.98 billion current US$ 2024 up 93.2% 41st Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 up 136.9% 39th Transport services 39.8% 2024 down 4.3% 11th Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 123.34 current US$ per person 2024 down 3.4% 33rd Computer, communications and other services 35.9% 2024 up 0.4% 32nd Commercial service imports 64.22 billion current US$ 2024 up 23.7% 42nd Computer, communications and other services 21.0% 2024 down 26.9% 41st Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 up 51.7% 10th Travel services 16.8% 2024 up 0.3% 39th Travel services 15.3% 2024 down 53.3% 41st Transport services 40.2% 2024 up 13.2% 1st Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year 2024 up 174.2% 40th Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.9% 42nd Insurance and financial services 8.3% 2024 up 38.5% 19th Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 7.3% 2023 up 22.8% 28th Merchandise imports from high-income economies 53.5% 2023 down 3.0% 32nd Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 34.0% 2023 up 3.9% 18th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 19.7% 2023 down 7.4% 36th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 2.1% 2023 up 6.6% 28th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin 2.6% 2023 up 3.7% 31st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle 2.6% 2023 up 105.6% 11th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 7.0% 2023 up 23.7% 12th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 12.5% 2023 up 3.2% 8th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 97.3% 38th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 177.41 billion current US$ 2023 up 7.6% 40th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 12.5% 2023 up 3.2% 25th Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 3.5% 2023 up 133.8% 37th Merchandise exports to high-income economies 54.1% 2023 up 8.5% 36th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 30.2% 2023 up 17.0% 13th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 16.9% 2023 up 26.5% 18th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 3.2% 2023 up 265.2% 14th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 2.1% 2023 up 32.6% 25th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle 0.5% 2023 up 148.7% 44th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 7.5% 2023 down 23.4% 6th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 15.7% 2023 down 35.5% 7th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 59.8% 44th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 162.04 billion current US$ 2023 down 18.1% 39th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 15.7% 2023 down 35.5% 21st Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre 18,086 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 10.1% 36th Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre 17,501 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 5.6% 41st Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 318.78 current US$ per person 2023 down 36.3% 35th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 26.3% 35th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per 17,914 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 18.1% 35th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual -19.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 118.8% 41st Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 349.01 current US$ per person 2023 down 16.3% 37th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 3.2% 38th Page 1 of 2 Next →