Western Africa was the only region in the continent to register an increase on merchandise exports in 2019. In the West area of the continent, the year-on-year growth rate was measured at 4.09 percent. By contrast, goods exports in Central Africa declined by 14.25 percent. In the same period, merchandise exports in Africa also decreased.
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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