Africa’s Top 20 Exports to China Products and Leading Exporters (2002–04 average) SITC code name Exporting country Share in total African Share in total export value of the exports to China (US m) product from Africa to China Crude oil Angola Sudan R. Congo Eq. Guinea Nigeria 62.20% 46.80% 24.66% 13.00% 9.17% 3.07% 2472: Sawlogs and veneer logs Gabon R. Congo Eq. Guinea Cameroon Liberia 4.91% 41.17% 17.84% 16.31% 8.17% 7.21% 2815: Iron ore and concentrates S. Africa Mauritania Liberia Mozambique 4.59% 94.03% 3.54% 1.31% 1.12% 6672: Diamonds S. Africa Cotton (other than linters) Benin Burkina F. Mali C. d’Ivoire Cameroon Ores and concentrat. of other nonferrous base metals S. Africa R. Congo DR. Congo Rwanda Nigeria 1.75% 30.95% 26.73% 26.52% 5.90% 4.10% 1212: Tobacco Zimbabwe 1.51% 99.56% 6727: Iron or steel coils S. Africa Platinum S. Africa Manganese ores and concentrates Gabon Ghana S. Africa C. d’Ivoire 1.31% 46.53% 25.87% 25.61% 1.99% 6821: Copper and copper alloys Zambia S. Africa Namibia R. Congo Sheets and plates, rolled S. Africa Aluminium and aluminium alloys S. Africa Acyclic alcohols S. Africa Petroleum gases Nigeria Sudan 0.41% 76.12% 23.32% 6716: Ferro-alloys S. Africa Copper ores and concentrates S. Africa Tanzania R. Congo D.R. Congo Base metals,n.e.s. Zambia S. Africa R. Congo Uganda D.R. Congo Aluminium and aluminium alloys S. Africa Wood of nonconiferous species Cameroon Gabon R. Congo S. Africa Ghana 0.24% 45.58% 23.20% 11.92% 7.40% 3.09% Source: UN COMTRADE SITC Revision 2. 02-Chap2:02-Chap2 10/9/06 2:41 PM Page 120
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