Intra-African trade has historically been very low compared with African trade with the rest of the world. Intra-African trade remained largely the same in 2022 as in 2016, with South Africa, Namibia and Nigeria contributing over 35 percent of intra-African trade. Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Kenya, Morocco and Ghana– also account for 35% of intra-African trade. South Africa alone account for over 24.9 percent of intra-African trade.