In 2019, merchandise exports from Africa declined by 3.8 percent in comparison to the previous year. It was the first slowdown, after two positive growth rates in the previous years, 18.25 percent in 2017 and 14.6 percent in 2018. In terms of value, goods exports in Africa amounted to roughly 470.2 billion U.S. dollars as of 2019.
According to the source, international merchandise trade measures the value of goods which add or subtract from the stock of material resources of an economy by entering or leaving its territory (United Nations, 2011).
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