INDIA AND CHINA IN

AFRICA
INTRODUCTION

MACRO ECONOMIC
INDICATORS

TRADE OF INDIA AND

AFRICA
Last few years have seen tremendous
growth in trade along with increasing
economic cooperation between the two
economies by different bilateral and regional
routes
Potential exports to these regions include
machinery and transport equipment,
manufactured products, pharmaceuticals, etc
Many African nations are a source of import
of petroleum, metallurgical goods, raw
cotton, fruit, etc.

AFRICA
Trade between China and Africa increased by 700%
during the 1990s,and China is currently Africa's
largest trading partner
Chinas export to African countries extends to various
commodities such as transportation, textiles, machines
and machinery goods, plastic and rubber, and
chemicals, according to a report by IMF and Africa
research institute
Chinas import with Africa is again largely driven by
some selective countries such as South Africa, Angola,
Libya, Congo, Guinea that collectively account for more
than 75% of the total imports from the region.
The selectivity is also in terms of the type of products
mainly oil. Until 2008, mineral oils, and related
materials accounted for more than 45% of the total
imports of China from Africa.

EXPORTS TREND
South Africa
18000000

Nigeria

14000000

16000000

12000000

14000000

10000000

12000000
10000000

Year

8000000

India
China

6000000

8000000

Year
India

6000000

China

4000000

4000000

2000000

2000000
0

0
1

Kenya

9 10 11 12 13

Tanzania

4500000

4000000

4000000

3500000

3500000

3000000

3000000

9 10 11 12 13

2500000

2500000

Year

2000000

India
China

1500000

1000000

500000

500000

0
2

9 10 11 12 13

India
China

1500000

1000000

Year

2000000

9 10 11 12 13

IMPORTS TREND
South Africa

Nigeria

60000000

16000000
14000000

50000000

12000000
40000000

10000000
Year

30000000

India
China

20000000

Year

8000000

India
China

6000000
4000000

10000000

2000000

0
1

9 10 11 12 13

Libya

7000000

6000000

6000000

5000000

5000000

Congo

9 10 11 12 13

4000000

4000000

Year
India

3000000

China

2000000

1000000

0
2

9 10 11 12 13

India
China

2000000

1000000

Year

3000000

9 10 11 12 13

A COMPARITIVE STUDY

Imports (2013) by value (in US$ billions) and

major commodities imported from the below
African countries

Imports Continued..

Exports (2013) by value (in US$ billions) and

major commodities exported from the below
African countries

Exports Continued..

INDIAN AND CHINESE

COMPANIES IN AFRICA

MAJOR ECONOMIES IN
AFRICA

CONCLUSION
This study was an attempt to understand
the emergence of Africa as a new focal
point in world trade and how does the two
major economies of Asia- India and China
have recently seen it as a major trade
partner.
By this study we can conclude both India
and China see Africa as a major strategic
partner in trade.
Exports, imports and overall economic
relations with the African countries is
supposed to be a new playground for the