Data: China-Africa Trade
China-Africa bilateral trade data overview
China-Africa bilateral trade has been steadily increasing for the past two decades. However, weak commodity prices since 2014 have greatly impacted the value of African exports to China, even while Chinese exports to Africa remained steady. Our data includes North Africa.
Due to supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19, the value of China-Africa trade in 2020 dropped to US$176 billion from US$192 billion the previous year. However, the value rebounded in 2021 and continued to grow in 2022, reaching US$261 billion.
In 2022, the largest exporter to China from Africa was Angola, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.
In 2022, South Africa was the largest buyer of Chinese goods, followed by Nigeria and Egypt.