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Table 8 Top 15 product category exported by ECOWAS (2012–2017)

From: Trade openness and structural change dynamics in West African countries

 

Top 15 products exported

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Total top five products share

HS

90.05

HS

85.59

HS

87.40

HS

84.46

HS

83.56

HS

87.11

Top five products

'27

70.70

'27

68.63

'27

76.29

'27

65.33

'27

51.44

'27

53.16

'71

7.12

'71

7.14

'18

4.46

'18

8.46

'71

15.85

'71

15.85

'40

6.18

'18

5.31

'71

2.93

'71

4.45

'18

10.08

'18

8.99

'18

5.06

'40

2.63

'89

2.21

'89

4.44

'08

3.64

'26

3.17

'89

1.00

'89

1.89

'36

1.51

'08

1.79

'26

2.55

'08

2.92

 

'52

0.96

'08

1.17

'52

1.16

'26

1.61

'52

1.78

'52

1.46

'08

0.81

'52

1.13

'26

1.14

'52

1.38

'39

1.05

'15

1.41

'04

0.67

'26

1.11

'08

1.06

'12

1.01

'44

1.03

'40

1.29

'41

0.64

'12

1.01

'84

0.82

'40

0.88

'40

0.98

'89

1.04

'26

0.50

'41

0.76

'63

0.65

'88

0.80

'15

0.84

'39

0.96

'23

0.44

'44

0.69

'12

0.63

'25

0.71

'03

0.82

'25

0.70

'12

0.39

'03

0.55

'40

0.60

'03

0.70

'12

0.73

'03

0.67

'03

0.37

'84

0.54

'41

0.49

'15

0.56

'25

0.71

'12

0.60

'44

0.36

'25

0.49

'25

0.47

'84

0.56

'28

0.62

'44

0.48

'25

0.34

'33

0.47

'03

0.44

'39

0.53

'84

0.53

'10

0.46

  1. Source: By authors based on UNCTAD database
  2. HS = Harmonized System Code. International numerical method of classifying traded products; HS04=Dairy produce; birds' eggs; edible products of animal origin. HS08=Edible fruit and nuts. HS12=Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit. HS18=Cocoa and cocoa preparations. HS26=Ores, slag and ash. HS27 = Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral. HS32=Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives. HS39=Plastics and articles thereof. HS40=Rubber and articles thereof. HS41=Raw hides and skins and leather. HS44=Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal. HS63=Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles. HS71=Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals. HS89=Ships, boats and floating structures
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