Sub-Saharan Africa
Trade (% of GDP)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Seychelles leads Trade (% of GDP) in 2025 at 172.29%, while Sudan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 2.38%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.043.186.1129172SeychellesSeychelles: 172.29%172LesothoLesotho: 153.98%154MauritiusMauritius: 139.94%140Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 128.06%128NamibiaNamibia: 108.58%109GuineaGuinea: 103.68%104MozambiqueMozambique: 97.10%97.1Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 95.33%95.3MauritaniaMauritania: 94.02%94.0Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 91.67%91.7Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 87.33%87.3GabonGabon: 84.89%84.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Seychelles 172.29%
2 Lesotho 153.98%
3 Mauritius 139.94%
4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 128.06%
5 Namibia 108.58%
6 Guinea 103.68%
7 Mozambique 97.10%
8 Cabo Verde 95.33%
9 Mauritania 94.02%
10 Congo, Rep. 91.67%
11 Congo, Dem. Rep. 87.33%
12 Gabon 84.89%
13 Equatorial Guinea 74.93%
14 Senegal 71.07%
15 Botswana 69.54%
16 Burkina Faso 65.00%
17 Gambia, The 62.17%
18 South Africa 60.91%
19 Rwanda 56.67%
20 Cote d'Ivoire 54.56%
21 Madagascar 54.24%
22 Central African Republic 52.91%
23 Uganda 50.20%
24 Sierra Leone 49.10%
25 Mali 48.77%
26 Sao Tome and Principe 46.57%
27 Chad 46.13%
28 Comoros 40.89%
29 Guinea-Bissau 40.88%
30 Malawi 39.40%
31 Tanzania 38.97%
32 Kenya 37.52%
33 Benin 37.12%
34 Angola 34.65%
35 Niger 33.91%
36 Ethiopia 33.46%
37 Cameroon 33.38%
38 Sudan 2.38%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Trade (% of GDP) in 2025, Seychelles leads with a gap of 18.31% 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 2.38%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.