Members' Research Service By / December 3, 2024

East African Community (EAC): Economic indicators and trade with EU

Our infographic provides an overview of the EAC countries’ economic and trade relations with the EU.

East African Community (EAC): Economic indicators and trade with EU

Written by Györgyi Mácsai, Members’ Research Service (EPRS) with Raffaele Ventura, GlobalStat, EUI.

Our infographic provides an overview of the EAC countries’ economic and trade relations with the EU. All eight EAC states have experienced a relatively consistent increase in their GDP per capita (PPP) since 2007. All eight countries are in the lower half of the Human Development Index ranking. EU trade in goods (imports and exports) with the EAC has risen steadily comparatively to 2007 volumes. The EU’s leading trading partner for goods with the EAC is the Netherlands, while the primary partner in services is France. For the EAC region, the EU is the fourth trading partner.

Read this ‘infographic’ on ‘East African Community (EAC): Economic indicators and trade with EU‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

EAC members
Gross domestic product (GDP) annual growth (%)
GDP per capita (purchasing power parity, international dollars, 1000s)
Business environment and socio-economic indicators
Total unemployment rate
Female labour force participation rate
Public gross debt (% of GDP)
Budget surplus/deficit (% of GDP)
Inflation
Exchange rate (=€1)
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
Remittances received (% of GDP)
EU trade in goods with EAC region, breakdown per partner
Top EU Member States trading with EAC countries
Trade in goods, 2023, exports plus imports
Trade flows between top 6 trade partners of the EU and of EAC trade in goods, 2023, exports value
EU exports of goods to EAC (2023)
EU imports of goods from EAC (2023)
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