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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Value of merchandise imports in Africa 2020, by region
As of 2020, Northern Africa was the region with the highest value of merchandise imports in the whole continent, reaching roughly billion U.S. dollars. By contrast, Central Africa imported approximately ** billion U.S. dollars in goods. Merchandise imports in Africa amounted to billion U.S. dollars in the same period.
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UNCTAD. (June 8, 2021). Value of merchandise imports in Africa as of 2020, by region (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1181477/value-of-merchandise-imports-by-region-in-africa/
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Value of merchandise imports in Africa as of 2020, by region (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNCTAD, June 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1181477/value-of-merchandise-imports-by-region-in-africa/
