Sub-Saharan Africa
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Seychelles leads Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) in 2025 at 79.62%, while Sudan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 1.10%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.019.939.859.779.6SeychellesSeychelles: 79.62%79.6MauritiusMauritius: 65.04%65.0GabonGabon: 55.49%55.5LesothoLesotho: 49.53%49.5Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 48.02%48.0Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 46.52%46.5NamibiaNamibia: 44.68%44.7Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 43.42%43.4Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 41.98%42.0GuineaGuinea: 41.41%41.4MozambiqueMozambique: 41.38%41.4MauritaniaMauritania: 39.85%39.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Seychelles 79.62%
2 Mauritius 65.04%
3 Gabon 55.49%
4 Lesotho 49.53%
5 Congo, Rep. 48.02%
6 Equatorial Guinea 46.52%
7 Namibia 44.68%
8 Congo, Dem. Rep. 43.42%
9 Cabo Verde 41.98%
10 Guinea 41.41%
11 Mozambique 41.38%
12 Mauritania 39.85%
13 Burkina Faso 34.99%
14 Senegal 32.49%
15 Botswana 32.03%
16 South Africa 31.41%
17 Cote d'Ivoire 29.79%
18 Chad 29.41%
19 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 29.25%
20 Angola 22.98%
21 Mali 22.08%
22 Rwanda 21.55%
23 Uganda 21.44%
24 Madagascar 21.33%
25 Sierra Leone 20.89%
26 Central African Republic 19.34%
27 Tanzania 18.98%
28 Benin 17.05%
29 Kenya 15.76%
30 Niger 15.76%
31 Guinea-Bissau 13.87%
32 Ethiopia 13.28%
33 Sao Tome and Principe 13.26%
34 Cameroon 13.09%
35 Gambia, The 12.73%
36 Malawi 10.65%
37 Comoros 9.30%
38 Sudan 1.10%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) in 2025, Seychelles leads with a gap of 14.58% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 38 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Sudan at 1.10%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.