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Written by Györgyi Mácsai and Nadejda Kresnichka-Nikolchova, Members’ Research Service (EPRS) with Raffaele Ventura, GlobalStat, EUI.

This infographic offers insight into the economic performance of nine countries from the Southern African Development Community (SADC-9) and the European Union (EU), examining the trade dynamics among them. Among the nine countries, DR Congo had the highest GDP growth in 2024 at 6.5%, followed by Angola at 4.4%. Since 2020, trade in services have recorded a steady increase, whereas the imports and exports of goods experienced rapid growth after the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to revert to pre-2020 levels. The SADC-9 region’s main trading partner is China, accounting for 22.2% of total trade. The EU-27 is the second-largest partner, with a 16.3% share.

Read this ‘infographic’ on ‘Selected countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Economic indicators and trade with EU‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

EU imports of goods to SADC-9 countries EU exports of goods to SADC-9 countries Trade in goods (exports plus imports) Trade in goods, 2024, exports plus imports Top EU Member States trading with SADC-9 countries EU trade with SADC-9 countries Remittances received (% of GDP) FDI net inflows (% of GDP) Exchange rate (=€1) Inflation Budget surplus/deficit (% of GDP) Public gross debt (% of GDP) Female labour force participation rate
% of female population aged 15+ Total unemployment rate
Total, % of labour force GDP per capita (purchasing power parity1, international dollars, 1000s) Gross domestic product (GDP) annual growth (%)

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