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 -  Mar

AGOA-Eligible Countries Only

(Thousands of dollars, Customs value)
Country AGOA including GSP provisions 2007 AGOA including GSP provisions 2007 YTD AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 YTD GSP 2007 GSP 2007 YTD GSP 2008 YTD
Nigeria 30,138,166 6,210,686 9,393,404 1,033 161 264
Angola 11,691,880 2,884,388 3,717,292 6,923,947 1,649,607 1,788,032
South Africa 2,266,721 423,682 820,282 1,189,736 245,966 343,453
Chad 2,066,045 255,435 685,867 578,493 6,082 133,967
Congo (ROC) 1,605,099 424,548 683,722 230 0 15
Gabon 1,673,646 345,575 474,810 41 3 0
Lesotho 379,617 98,464 76,170 25 0 33
Madagascar 283,807 57,337 58,471 2,364 941 927
Kenya 255,012 57,900 57,930 4,660 971 847
Swaziland 141,410 35,403 27,587 5,572 130 49
Mauritius 119,906 31,002 23,125 7,559 2,216 1,412
Ghana 68,580 6,062 18,134 12,429 2,276 2,477
Malawi 59,309 20,605 9,861 31,741 12,976 1,684
Botswana 31,635 7,429 6,566 304 0 4
Senegal 233 23 6,057 220 23 105
Ethiopia 8,973 3,053 4,866 4,232 2,001 3,028
Cameroon 172,903 17,022 3,599 3,731 568 1,135
Namibia 31,695 11,982 767 3,116 470 760
Tanzania 4,518 415 362 1,703 129 179
Uganda 1,691 228 234 502 51 75
Rwanda 4,098 433 92 4,098 433 92
Niger 89 3 66 62 3 66
Mali 259 8 52 250 8 52
Congo (DROC) 44,287 211 28 4,808 211 28
Djibouti 73 0 25 73 0 25
Guinea 206 50 10 179 24 10
Burkina Faso 52 14 10 52 14 10
Mauritania 0 0 8 0 0 8
Sierra Leone 211 103 8 211 103 8
Mozambique 920 402 7 95 32 7
Sao Tome & Prin 31 12 7 31 12 7
Zambia 230 146 4 157 81 0
Benin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberia 19 0 0 19 0 0
Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambia 36 35 0 35 35 0
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cape Verde 25 0 0 25 0 0
Total 51,051,383 10,892,660 16,069,422 8,781,735 1,925,524 2,278,759

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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