Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Annual growth of exports of goods and services was 9.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Eastern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 9.5% for annual growth of exports of goods and services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 53.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of exports of goods and services in Eastern Africa peaked at 18.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -39.2%, in 2012.
That places Eastern Africa 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +241.2% |
| 2002 | -4.1% | -133.8% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -251.2% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -72.1% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +223.9% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -31.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | -39.2% | -1474.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -114.3% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +126.6% |
| 2015 | -6.8% | -153.7% |
| 2016 | -3.5% | -48.5% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -349.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -68.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +103.7% |
| 2020 | -12.5% | -323.4% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -206.1% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -65.7% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +53.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1474.3% | 2.9% | -39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | -4.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -39.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | -12.5% | 18.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Eritrea 575.7% compare
- 2 Northern Mariana Islands 323.9% compare
- 3 Guam 150.3% compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 129.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.86 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 920,068 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,842 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 504,851 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 62.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 58.67 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of exports of goods and services in Eastern Africa?
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Eastern Africa was 9.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of exports of goods and services recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual growth of exports of goods and services recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.2% in 2012.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for annual growth of exports of goods and services?
- Eastern Africa ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of exports of goods and services rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of exports of goods and services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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