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Focus : Africa
Helping Indian companies do business with Africa
INDIA
INDIA
Africa
AFRICA
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].
Madagascar's Top 10 Products of Exports to India
All values in USD Million
Rank 
HS Code
Descrpition
Madagascar's Exports to India 2006
Madagascar's Exports to India 2007
Madagascar's Exports to India 2008
% Growth 2007/2006
% Growth 2008/2007
%CAGR over 3years
-
 TOTAL All products
11.97
17.88
10.51
49.41
-41.22
-6.29
1
72
 Iron and steel
5.48
5.73
5.24
4.51
-8.50
-2.21
2
9
 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
2.91
8.72
1.94
199.52
-77.80
-18.46
3
7
 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
0.07
0.25
0.56
253.52
122.31
180.34
4
78
 Lead and articles thereof
0.00
0.00
0.50
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
33
 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
0.41
0.47
0.50
13.77
5.73
9.68
6
25
 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement
0.06
0.21
0.48
263.16
129.47
188.68
7
71
 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc
2.29
1.49
0.27
-34.62
-81.66
-65.37
8
52
 Cotton
0.00
0.00
0.24
N/A
N/A
N/A
9
8
 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
0.33
0.22
0.14
-33.03
-36.53
-34.80
10
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
0.02
0.23
0.10
                    1,343.75
-58.44
144.95