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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].
All values in USD Billion
Rank
Year 2006
Year 2007
Year 2008
Exporters
Imported value in 2006
Exporter
Imported value
Exporter
Imported value
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World
6.88
World
7.86
World
11.74
1
South Korea
3.21
South Korea
2.51
South Korea
2.8
2
Singapore
0.98
Singapore
1.77
Singapore
2.63
3
Japan
0.87
Japan
1.19
Japan
1.22
4
China
0.53
China
0.8
Nigeria
1.16
5
Spain
0.16
Germany
0.27
China
1.14

Source: UN database