Sub-Saharan Africa
Merchandise exports (current US$)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, South Africa leads Merchandise exports (current US$) in 2025 at $116.40B, while Sao Tome and Principe sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with $38.00M. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.029 B58 B87 B116 BSouth AfricaSouth Africa: $116.40B116 BNigeriaNigeria: $55.47B55 BAngolaAngola: $32.49B32 BCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: $32.10B32 BGhanaGhana: $31.11B31 BCote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire: $28.47B28 BGuineaGuinea: $15.10B15 BZambiaZambia: $13.31B13 BUgandaUganda: $12.50B13 BGabonGabon: $11.60B12 BBurkina FasoBurkina Faso: $11.08B11 BSenegalSenegal: $10.24B10 B

Country table

#CountryValue
1 South Africa $116.40B
2 Nigeria $55.47B
3 Angola $32.49B
4 Congo, Dem. Rep. $32.10B
5 Ghana $31.11B
6 Cote d'Ivoire $28.47B
7 Guinea $15.10B
8 Zambia $13.31B
9 Uganda $12.50B
10 Gabon $11.60B
11 Burkina Faso $11.08B
12 Senegal $10.24B
13 Tanzania $9.96B
14 Zimbabwe $9.71B
15 Kenya $8.60B
16 Mozambique $8.10B
17 Ethiopia $7.59B
18 Congo, Rep. $7.50B
19 Namibia $7.02B
20 Botswana $5.12B
21 Cameroon $5.10B
22 Mali $4.86B
23 Mauritania $4.51B
24 Chad $4.00B
25 Benin $3.99B
26 Sudan $2.80B
27 Equatorial Guinea $2.60B
28 Madagascar $2.50B
29 Rwanda $2.45B
30 Eswatini $2.37B
31 Mauritius $2.34B
32 Liberia $2.07B
33 Niger $1.90B
34 Togo $1.80B
35 Sierra Leone $1.53B
36 Somalia, Fed. Rep. $1.30B
37 South Sudan $955.00M
38 Malawi $947.00M
39 Lesotho $773.00M
40 Eritrea $631.00M
41 Seychelles $550.00M
42 Gambia, The $514.00M
43 Burundi $332.00M
44 Guinea-Bissau $313.00M
45 Central African Republic $255.00M
46 Cabo Verde $96.00M
47 Comoros $48.00M
48 Sao Tome and Principe $38.00M

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Merchandise exports (current US$) in 2025, South Africa leads with a gap of $60.93B to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 48 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Sao Tome and Principe at $38.00M.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.