Data: China-Africa Trade
China-Africa bilateral trade data overview
China-Africa bilateral trade has been steadily increasing over the past two decades. However, since 2014, weak commodity prices have significantly impacted the value of African exports to China, even as 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 dropped from US$192 billion in 2019 to US$176 billion in 2020. However, the trade value rebounded in 2021 and continued to grow in 2022 and 2023, reaching US$262 billion.
In 2023, Angola was the largest exporter to China from Africa, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.
South Africa was the largest buyer of Chinese goods in 2023, followed by Nigeria and Egypt.