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Table 1.1 Sub-Saharan Africa merchandise and services exports: Value by sector, 2002−06
Change, 2002 to 2006
Sector 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Absolute Percentage
Million dollars
Merchandise exports:
Energy-related products 34,604 46,606 67,298 94,412 127,074 92,470 267
Minerals and metals 21,128 25,937 34,210 40,245 47,397 26,269 124
Transportation equipment 4,312 5,910 6,700 6,862 6,626 2,314 54
Chemicals and related products 2,915 3,591 4,313 5,305 5,311 2,396 82
Forest products 3,342 3,811 4,291 4,450 4,316 974 29
Machinery 1,779 2,090 2,534 2,779 3,516 1,737 98
Textiles and apparel 2,597 3,151 3,534 3,129 3,051 454 17
Electronic products 797 974 1,245 1,363 1,436 639 80
Miscellaneous manufactures 848 989 1,119 1,007 1,025 177 21
Footwear 32 41 45 41 42 10 31
Sub-total mining and manufacturing 72,354 93,100 125,289 159,593 199,794 127,440 176
Agricultural products (including fishery products) 15,465 18,526 19,881 20,631 20,687 5,222 34
Total merchandise exports 87,819 111,626 145,170 180,224 220,481 132,662 151
Total services exports 16,862 21,470 24,644 28,000 na na na
Total exports 104,681 133,096 169,814 208,224 na na na
Merchandise exports as a percent of total trade 84 84 85 87 na na na
Source: GTIS, Global Trade Atlas, annual data compiled from reporting countries' official statistics, including EU external trade and WTO
International Trade Statistics 2007.
Note: na = not applicable.
Agriculture
The value of agricultural sector (including fisheries) exports grew by 34 percent
during 2002–06, with an average annual growth rate during the period of
8 percent. As the growth in export value in agriculture lagged significantly
behind the growth in mining and manufacturing, the share of SSA merchandise
exports accounted for by agriculture declined from 18 percent in 2002 to
9 percent in 2006. Furthermore, SSA export growth in the agricultural sector
lagged behind growth in global exports in agriculture, which increased by
45 percent during the same period. 8 Six SSA agricultural sub-sectors each
generated total export earnings of more than $1 billion in 2006: cocoa and cocoa
products, fresh fish and fish products, fresh and dried fruit, cotton, coffee, and
tobacco. These six sub-sectors accounted for two-thirds of all SSA agricultural
exports.
The four selected SSA agricultural industries profiled in chapter 2, ranked by
2006 export value, are: coffee, tropical fruit, spices, and shea butter. Exports of
coffee and the bananas segment of tropical fruit increased significantly during
2002–06, by 82 and 69 percent, respectively. Spices and the pineapples segment
of tropical fruit decreased by 47 and 5 percent, respectively during the same
period. Though specific export value shift data are not available for shea butter,
industry sources estimate that export values increased moderately during 2001–
05.
8 GTIS, Global Trade Atlas, reporting countries’ total global imports.
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