How much do Ghana, Nigeria, and the members of the BRVM Composite Index trade with other African countries? With Europe? With Asia*?

Below we have five charts that let you explore this dynamic, emerging region.

The first chart shows the major export markets for each country, the info bubbles scaled according to the worth of the goods exported. This lets us see just how huge Nigeria’s economy truly is in comparison to its neighbors, though Ghana and the Ivory Coast are starting to catch up!

The most common export destination for these West African countries is Europe, with only Senegal, Benin, and Togo exporting primarily to African countries. That said, the total size of Nigeria’s African exports is still 10 times larger than Senegal’s, while the Ivory Coast also exports four times as much to Africa as Senegal does, even though the Ivory Coast’s main partner is Europe.