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Economic Community of Central African States

Exports (2023)$111B
Imports (2023)$67.7B
Main Exporter (2023)Angola $42.6B
Main Importer (2023)Angola$17.1B
Internal Trade (2023)3.05%of total trade

About

Overview ECCAS (Economic Community of Central African States) is a Economic Community composed by Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Uganda, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Rwanda, Central African Republic, Burundi, and Sao Tome and Principe. In 2023, ECCAS exported $111B (0.49% of global exports) and imported $67.7B (0.3% of global imports). Its largest exporter, Angola exported $42.6B, which corresponds to 38.4% of the total exports. On the other hand, the largest importer, Angola, imported $17.1B, which is 25.2% of the total imports of Economic Community of Central African States.

Trade In 2023, ECCAS's most exported products were Crude Petroleum Oils ($53B), Unwrought Copper Cathodes & Sections ($15.4B), Unwrought Non-Monetary Gold ($6.16B), Liquefied Natural Gas ($5.32B), and Diamonds (jewellery) unworked or simply sawn, cleaved ($3.48B). The same year, the most imported products were Bituminous Petroleum Distillates (Excl. Crude) ($6.59B), Cargo Vessels (Excl. Tankers & Refrigerated) ($1.42B), Floating & Submersible Drilling/Production Platforms ($1.16B), Medicaments in Dosage (n.e.s.) ($1.07B), and Unwrought Non-Monetary Gold ($1.07B).

Partners In 2023, ECCAS's exports went primarly to China ($42.5B), United Arab Emirates ($11.3B), India ($8.05B), Netherlands ($5.42B), and Spain ($4.9B). The same year, ECCAS's imported primarily from China ($17.1B), United Arab Emirates ($4.33B), India ($3.99B), South Africa ($2.6B), and France ($2.59B).

Historical Data

Organization Composition

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The following section shows the trade patterns over time for all the countries that comprise the organization, using historical dataset.

Yearly Exports of ECCAS

Internal Trade

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Internal Trade includes all trade between the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2023, the top internal exports of ECCAS were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($1.33B), Special Purpose Ships ($537M), Refined Petroleum ($147M), Palm Oil ($108M), and Gold ($90.1M).

The same year, the principal destinations of internal exports were Republic of the Congo ($1.82B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($588M), Rwanda ($282M), Central African Republic ($155M), and Cameroon ($121M).

Internal Exports (2021)
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External Trade

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External trade includes all world trade excluding the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2023, the top external exports of ECCAS were China ($42.5B), United Arab Emirates ($11.3B), India ($8.05B), Netherlands ($5.42B), and Spain ($4.9B).

The same year, the principal destinations of external exports were Crude Petroleum ($53B), Refined Copper ($15.5B), Gold ($7.21B), Petroleum Gas ($5.89B), and Diamonds ($5.28B).

External Exports (2021)
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Total Trade

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Top Export (2023)Crude Petroleum$53B
Top Destination (2023)China$42.5B

In 2023, ECCAS exported a total of $111B. During the last five reported years the exports of ECCAS have changed by $4.33B from $107B in 2018 to $111B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($53B), Refined Copper ($15.5B), Gold ($7.3B), Petroleum Gas ($5.89B), and Diamonds ($5.28B). The most common destination for the exports of ECCAS are China ($42.5B), United Arab Emirates ($11.3B), India ($8.05B), Netherlands ($5.42B), and Spain ($4.9B).

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Largest Export by Country

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The following visualization shows the principal export per country, the product which has grown the most over the past 5 years or the product in which the country has a higher level of specialization, measured by the RCA Index.

Biggest export by country (2021)

Trade between organizations

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Economic Complexity

Complexity and Country Indicators

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This visualization compares the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) with different indicators about country development such as GDP per capita or Inflation. For more information about ECI, check the Methods page.

In 2023, the countries with higher complexity that belong to Economic Community of Central African States were Uganda (-0.61), Gabon (-0.63), Cameroon (-1.18), Angola (-1.34), and Republic of the Congo (-1.63).

On the other hand, the countries with higher GDP per capita were Gabon ($7.8k), Equatorial Guinea ($6.68k), Sao Tome and Principe ($2.94k), Republic of the Congo ($2.48k), and Angola ($2.31k).

Finally, the biggest exporters of ECCAS were Angola ($42.6B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($20.7B), Republic of the Congo ($11.8B), Gabon ($10.6B), and Uganda ($7.12B).

GDP per capita v/s ECI for countries that comprise Economic Community of Central African States (2023)

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