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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].
Botswana's Top 10 Products of Exports to India
All values in USD Million

Rank

HS Code

Description

Botswana's Exports to

India 2006

Botswana's Exports to

India 2007

% Growth  2007/2006

TOTAL

All products

20.27

26.61

31.28

1

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc

2.79

5.57

99.89

2

30

Pharmaceutical products

0.83

5.13

518.55

3

85

Electrical, electronic equipment

2.49

2.03

-18.34

4

52

Cotton

1.27

1.88

48.03

5

87

Vehicles other than railway, tramway

1.01

1.82

79.74

6

73

Articles of iron or steel

0.68

1.43

109.21

7

76

Aluminum and articles thereof

3.53

1.31

-62.90

8

39

Plastics and articles thereof

0.15

1.26

730.26

9

49

Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc

0.33

1.11

238.72

10

86

Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment

0.16

0.60

266.26