| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ↑ | South Africa | 15.1 | 2020 | 3 | 2.04 |
| 2 ↓ | Libya | 3.4 | 2019 | 1 | 11.12 |
| 3 ↑ | Zambia | 2.72 | 2020 | 6 | 0.22 |
| 4 ↑ | Guinea | 2.68 | 2020 | 16 | -0.28 |
| 5 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 0.58 | 2020 | 20 | -0.56 |
| 6 ↓ | Ivory Coast | 0.57 | 2020 | 4 | 0.91 |
| 7 ↓ | Gabon | 0.34 | 2015 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 8 ↓ | Djibouti | 0.27 | 2020 | 5 | 0.39 |
| 9 ↓ | Swaziland | 0.11 | 2020 | 7 | 0.14 |
| 10 ↓ | Central African Republic | -0.07 | 1994 | 9 | -0.11 |
| 11 ↓ | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.11 | 2020 | 10 | -0.12 |
| 12 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | -0.21 | 2020 | 13 | -0.21 |
| 13 ↑ | Chad | -0.22 | 1994 | 15 | -0.25 |
| 14 ↓ | Seychelles | -0.23 | 2020 | 12 | -0.18 |
| 14 ↓ | Zimbabwe | -0.23 | 2020 | 11 | -0.13 |
| 16 ↓ | Comoros | -0.27 | 2020 | 13 | -0.21 |
| 17 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | -0.3 | 1996 | 8 | -0.1 |
| 18 ↑ | Eritrea | -0.4 | 2000 | 19 | -0.55 |
| 19 ↑ | Benin | -0.44 | 2020 | 24 | -0.72 |
| 20 ↓ | Cape Verde | -0.59 | 2020 | 16 | -0.28 |
| 20 ↓ | Gambia | -0.59 | 2021 | 18 | -0.52 |
| 22 ↑ | Burundi | -0.62 | 2018 | 23 | -0.61 |
| 22 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.62 | 2020 | 35 | -1.72 |
| 24 ↑ | Tanzania | -0.63 | 2020 | 27 | -0.92 |
| 25 ↓ | Togo | -0.67 | 2020 | 21 | -0.6 |
| 26 ↓ | Liberia | -0.69 | 2019 | 24 | -0.72 |
| 27 ↓ | Sierra Leone | -0.72 | 2020 | 26 | -0.76 |
| 28 ↑ | Mauritania | -0.89 | 2020 | 29 | -1.16 |
| 29 ↑ | Namibia | -0.99 | 2020 | 30 | -1.22 |
| 30 ↑ | Cameroon | -1.09 | 2020 | 32 | -1.35 |
| 31 ↑ | Mali | -1.14 | 2020 | 39 | -2.12 |
| 32 ↓ | Madagascar | -1.16 | 2020 | 21 | -0.6 |
| 33 ↓ | Lesotho | -1.2 | 2021 | 28 | -1.09 |
| 34 ↓ | Rwanda | -1.65 | 2020 | 33 | -1.48 |
| 35 ↑ | Malawi | -1.93 | 2020 | 36 | -1.94 |
| 36 ↑ | Mauritius | -2.14 | 2020 | 38 | -2.11 |
| 37 | Niger | -2.2 | 2020 | 37 | -2.01 |
| 38 ↓ | Ghana | -2.47 | 2020 | 31 | -1.32 |
| 39 ↓ | Botswana | -2.66 | 2020 | 33 | -1.48 |
| 40 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | -2.69 | 2016 | 44 | -4.43 |
| 41 ↑ | Tunisia | -3.51 | 2020 | 43 | -4.25 |
| 42 ↓ | Senegal | -3.67 | 2018 | 40 | -2.91 |
| 43 ↓ | Mozambique | -3.99 | 2020 | 42 | -3.97 |
| 44 ↓ | Uganda | -4.57 | 2020 | 41 | -3.46 |
| 45 | Sudan | -5.45 | 2020 | 45 | -4.69 |
| 46 | Kenya | -8.08 | 2020 | 46 | -8.94 |
| 47 | Morocco | -8.74 | 2020 | 47 | -10.05 |
| 48 | Ethiopia | -9.46 | 2020 | 48 | -11.64 |
| 49 | Algeria | -17.49 | 2020 | 49 | -15.71 |
| 50 ↑ | Nigeria | -32.24 | 2020 | 51 | -30.89 |
| 51 ↓ | Egypt | -32.38 | 2020 | 50 | -25.43 |
Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
