Export flows between Africa and the European Union.
Explore bilateral trade flows. Select a direction and year, then choose a country from the list or map. See where that country exports to, then select a destination to see the product breakdown.
Click any country to select it and see export destinations.
Our pilot tool, in active development.
The Africa-EU Trade Pulse maps the export flows: from ten leading African economies to all 27 EU member states, and from all 27 EU member states to Africa. This is an early prototype built to demonstrate the kind of data tools Meridian17 is developing. We aim to stimulate more informed conversations about what business practitioners need.
The ten African countries featured are South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, and Ghana. These countries account for the majority of African exports to Europe. All 27 EU member states are available in EU mode. The data is sourced from the UN Comtrade database and refreshed periodically.
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We are actively developing the Trade Pulse and want to hear from people who work with this kind of data. Which trade corridors are the most important to you? What breakdowns would be most useful: by product, by year, by direction of flow? Are there specific markets or sectors you'd like to see covered?
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Source: UN Comtrade — public preview API, annual trade in goods (HS classification), flow: exports (X), all commodity codes combined (TOTAL) for country totals; HS2 chapter-level breakdown (AG2, customs procedure C00) for product drill-down. Africa→EU: reporters are South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Ghana. EU→Africa: reporters are all 27 EU member states, partners are ~53 African countries. Data retrieved April 2026.
Note on estimated values: Some records carry isReported: false, indicating the value is derived from mirror data (i.e. reported by the partner country as an import rather than directly reported by the exporting country). These figures are included as the best available approximation but should be interpreted with caution. This is common for hydrocarbon-dominated exporters such as Nigeria, Algeria, and Angola.