China-Africa and India-Africa trade in the years 2000-2014

The paper presents merchandise trade between China and Africa and between India and Africa over the period from 2000 to 2014. The analysis is based on the data retrieved from the UN Comtrade Database. Both, China and India have significantly increased their trade in goods with 54 African countries since the beginning of the 21st century. In the analysed period, China's bilateral trade with Africa increased 21 times while India's about 13 times. The Asian countries increased their merchandise trade with Africa mainly due to the development of South-South cooperation and diplomatic relations with the region, and combining trade with development assistance. So far the winner of the Sino-Indian trade competition in Africa is China. The value of China's total trade with Africa surpassed India's nearly 3 times in the years 2000-2014.