U.S. International Trade Commission

Sub-Saharan Africa: Major U.S. import suppliers under the Generalized System of Preferences, and the African Growth and Opportunity Act, year-to-date from Jan -  Sep

AGOA-Eligible Countries Only

(Thousands of dollars, Customs value)
Country AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 YTD AGOA including GSP provisions 2009 YTD GSP 2008 GSP 2008 YTD GSP 2009 YTD
Nigeria 35,367,503 29,274,264 11,130,244 1,299 1,054 999
Angola 17,323,912 14,444,541 6,154,479 7,528,948 5,894,868 3,096,382
South Africa 3,884,512 3,041,079 1,749,185 1,456,822 1,145,956 523,406
Chad 3,090,457 2,640,698 1,029,814 781,227 638,309 239,224
Gabon 2,143,380 1,659,335 983,259 25 25 0
Congo (ROC) 2,639,155 2,244,610 756,163 15 15 44
Lesotho 338,940 253,179 210,643 143 115 69
Kenya 255,655 178,239 165,335 3,412 2,557 2,180
Madagascar 279,293 201,567 163,748 2,242 1,665 1,168
Congo (DROC) 65,645 65,453 114,360 411 219 78,709
Cameroon 447,267 412,347 102,799 5,951 4,364 6,087
Swaziland 125,566 94,605 82,614 179 156 6,300
Mauritius 101,742 76,586 76,364 4,451 3,734 3,313
Malawi 44,624 25,998 53,071 17,944 8,958 22,972
Ghana 42,213 39,889 12,805 10,719 8,433 10,570
Botswana 15,907 13,007 9,390 104 101 8
Ethiopia 18,087 14,670 8,874 8,695 6,623 3,820
Senegal 10,585 10,417 1,772 356 190 187
Tanzania 2,047 1,666 1,618 520 427 625
Namibia 3,366 2,483 1,173 3,360 2,476 1,173
Mozambique 364 33 1,013 235 33 1,013
Uganda 1,055 837 538 582 437 389
Rwanda 1,193 900 252 1,188 895 192
Mali 261 224 237 258 221 175
Sierra Leone 99 84 173 99 84 173
Zambia 10,944 10,650 115 10,940 10,645 108
Djibouti 126 121 71 126 121 55
Guinea 183 105 63 183 104 63
Seychelles 0 0 20 0 0 20
Niger 111 92 16 110 92 14
Benin 0 0 16 0 0 16
Cape Verde 0 0 14 0 0 14
Burkina Faso 59 49 11 59 49 11
Sao Tome & Prin 20 17 10 20 17 10
Togo 149 106 9 149 106 9
Liberia 4 0 3 4 0 3
Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritania 44,402 10 0 44,402 10 0
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 66,258,828 54,707,861 22,810,273 9,885,178 7,733,058 3,999,499

Note -- Because of rounding, figures may not add to the totals shown. AGOA eligibility varies by year. Trade is shown only for countries that are AGOA-eligible for that particular year.

Source: Compiled by the U.S. International Trade Commission from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce

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