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INDIA : India’s Trade with the African Region notched US$ 38.96 Billion in the year 2009-10 (DGCI&S provisional figures) constituting 8.37% share in India’s total trade. Trade with the region has grown at a CAGR of 18.10% from US$ 4.48 Billion in 1996-97.
AFRICA : 54 Countries, 1 billion people, US$ 1.01 Billion of trade. Imports worth US$ 468 billion include Mineral Fuels, Oils, Machinery, Vehicles including Boats, Ships, Aircrafts, Electronics & Electricals, Iron & Steel & Articles thereof, Cereals, Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, etc.

Top 20 product groups imported by select African countries ............. [More].
Ethiopia's Top 20 Products of Global Imports at 2 Digit HS Code Level
Ethiopia
The top 20 product groups contributed to 87.55% of total imports of Ethiopia in 2008. Major supplier countries to Ethiopia are China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India, Italy, USA, Japan, Germany, Malaysia and Pakistan. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 72.52% share in Ethiopia's Total Imports in 2008.
Rank in Global Imports of Ethiopia's in 2008
HS Code
Description
Value of imports in 2008(USD Million)
% Share of Product Group in World Imports Year 2008
% change of  Product group in Global Imports Year 2008/2007
Major suppliers (Top 3 suppliers)
%age Share of major supplier countries
%age Change in Imports from Major Supplier 2008/ 2007
India
Rank
% Share in World Import 2008
%age Change in Imports 2008/2007
TOTAL All products
    8,680.33
100
49.44
 China
20.17
53.71
4th
7.32
48.12
Saudi Arabia
14.20
85.68
United Arab Emirates
8.36
341.91
1
27
 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc
 2,053.84
23.26
157.38
 Saudi Arabia
56.92
93.61
6th
0.40
19.49
United Arab Emirates
30.84
514.48
Sudan
7.06
491.07
2
85
 Electrical and electronic equipments
 1,016.43
11.71
86.03
 China
70.34
148.91
2nd
7.14
111.38
India
7.14
111.38
Italy
4.53
-10.65
3
84

Nuclear reactors,boilers,

Machinery etc
920.34
10.60
0.79
 China
27.61
32.26
5th
7.18
91.76
Italy
11.40
-16.88
Japan
7.73
-15.11
4
10
 Cereals
576.87
6.65
286.65
 United States of America
31.66
111.91
8th
2.10
5.74
Italy
20.15
214.29
Bulgaria
16.08
N/A
5
87

Vehicles other then

railway and tramway
525.68
6.06
-19.17
 Japan
45.07
-20.09
6th
2.77
73.8
China
22.84
94.63
Italy
6.88
-67.89
6
72
 Iron and steel
443.69
5.11
15.20
 Turkey
23.21
-1.96
2nd
22.92
17.4
India
22.92
17.40
Ukraine
21.08
35.11
7
31
 Fertilizers
283.34
3.26
131.41
 Russian Federation
33.71
432.91
18th
0.12
13.5
Germany
19.48
5,283.71
Lithuania
7.85
-26.24
8
15
 Animals,vegetable fats and oils, Clevage products etc
247.89
2.86
133.87
 Malaysia
65.40
182.81
12th
0.10
12.36
United States of America
11.55
242.94
Egypt
7.91
67.57
9
73
 Articles if iron and steel
235.27
2.71
33.03
 China
43.17
71.42
2nd
20.45
29.16
India
20.45
29.16
Italy
8.05
-16.61
10
39
 Plastic and articles thereof
230.64
2.66
51.90
 China
17.90
77.11
3rd
11.30
73.46
Saudi Arabia
14.76
21.33
India
11.30
73.46
11
30
 Pharmaceutical products
213.36
2.46
-1.23
 India
32.95
100.44
1st
32.95
100.44
Republic of Korea
14.79
7.83
Denmark
6.70
-7.69
12
25

Salt, Sulphur, Earth,

stone, plaster, lime and cement
166.65
1.92
-3.62
 Pakistan
82.71
117.73
3rd
5.17
-21
China
5.94
138.75
India
5.17
-21.00
13
40

Rubber and articles

thereof
131.90
1.52
29.60
 China
35.92
76.85
3rd
13.28
11.49
Japan
13.84
27.97
India
13.28
11.49
14
48
 Paper and paperboard,Articles of pulp,paper and board
101.36
1.17
37.74
 Indonesia
27.66
35.89
2nd
21.40
92.05
India
21.40
92.05
China
9.43
-17.11
15
90
 Optical, photo,technical,medical etc apparatus
91.88
1.06
-0.57
 China
16.58
12.76
4th
10.00
67.63
Egypt
11.72
424.70
United States of America
10.37
26.23
16
9

Coffee, tea,mate and

spices
88.02
1.01
4,958.56
 Germany
32.06
   1,65,876.47
13th
0.72
235.26
United States of America
12.42
   2,73,275.00
Japan
11.69
 10,28,700.00
17
38
 Miscellaneous chemical product
81.69
0.94
19.74
 Malaysia
16.13
88.15
4th
8.83
37.47
China
11.40
43.39
Italy
9.45
69.45
18
12
 oil seed, oleagic fruits,grain, seed, fruit etc nes
79.92
0.92
2,034.62
 Italy
29.92
         8,006.78
24th
0.01
500
France
29.91
3,304.84
Germany
13.27
931.32
19
17
 Sugar and sugar confectionary
73.57
0.85
73.36
 India
72.40
80.27
1st
72.40
80.27
Singapore
11.78
       19,160.00
Saudi Arabia
5.99
18.71
20
54
 manmade filamnets
70.79
0.82
6.96
 China
86.36
7.02
3rd
2.85
11.54
Chinese Taipei
3.10
12.40
India
2.85
11.54
 

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