Geographical and Sectoral Concentration of African-Asian Trade

78
AFRICA
’
S SILK ROAD
:
CHINA AND INDIA
’
S NEW ECONOMIC FRONTIER
Western African countries have high intensity in oil exports. Agricultural products are the dominant exports from Eastern African countries to Asia.
Although Africa’s imports from Asia are diversified in comparison, the number of suppliers in Asia is not as high as one would expect if focusing on specific product groups. Only a few Asian countries have large shares of
African import markets. Of Africa’s total machinery and transport equipment imports from Asia, two-thirds are from Japan and China. Thailand, India, and
FIGURE 2.14
Product and Geographical Distribution of Africa’s Trade with the World and
Asia
Sudan
Mali
Chad
Niger
Angola
Ethiopia
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Nigeria
South Africa
Namibia
Tanzania
Zambia
Mauritania
Kenya
Somalia
Botswana
Gabon
Guinea
Mozambique
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Ghana
Uganda
Congo, Rep.
Senegal
Côte d’Ivoire
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Benin
Eritrea
Malawi
Liberia
Togo
Sierra Leone
Lesotho
Burundi
Rwanda
Guinea-Bissau
Swaziland
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius
Comoros
Cape Verde
São Tom and Principe
Seychelles
Herfindahl Index 0.38–0.56 0.56–0.72 0.72–0.92
Sudan
Mali
Chad
Niger
Angola
Ethiopia
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Nigeria
SouthAfrica
Tanzania
Namibia
Zambia
Mauritania
Kenya
Somalia
Botswana
Gabon
Zimbabwe
Guinea
Mozambique
Madagascar
Cameroon
Ghana
Uganda
Congo, Rep
Senegal
Côte d’Ivoire
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Benin
Eritrea
Malawi
Liberia
Togo
Sierra Leone
Lesotho
Burundi
Rwanda
Guinea-Bissau
Swaziland
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius
Comoros
Cape Verde
São Tom and Principe
Seychelles
Leading exports byproduct group
Agricultural raw materials
Cotton Crude petroleum
Machinery, transport equipment, and manufactures
Metals, mineral ores, and precious stones
Sudan
Mali
Chad
Niger
Angola
Ethiopia
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Nigeria
South Africa
Namibia
Tanzania
Zambia
Mauritania
Kenya
Somalia
Botswana
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Uganda
Senegal
Mozambique
Madagascar
Madagascar
Congo, Rep.
Côte d’Ivoire
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Benin
Eritrea
Malawi
Liberia
Togo
Sierra Leone
Lesotho
Burundi
Rwanda
Guinea-Bissau
Swaziland
Gambia, The
Mauritius
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Cape Verde
São Tom and Principe
Seychelles
Leading imports byproduct group
Semi-processed and processed food
Textiles and apparel
Machinery and telecommunications equipment
Motor vehicles and transport equipment
Ships, boats, and floating structures

Download 5.17 Mb.

Share with your friends: