非洲国家对外贸易增长缓慢的主要原因

The Main Reasons for the Slow Growth of African Countries’Foreign Trade

非洲国家对外贸易在全球贸易中的地位下降,表现为非洲国家对外贸易增长速度低于世界贸易的增长速度,非洲国家之间的贸易发展缓慢。除了通常所知道的阻碍非洲经济发展的不利因素之外,本文认为,导致非洲国家对外贸易发展缓慢的主要原因是:区域经济一体化的贸易效应不显著;贸易自由化的政策对贸易促进作用不明显;制造业水平偏低对贸易的制约作用。了解非洲国家的对外贸易有助于中国发展与非洲国家的经贸关系。

The status of African countries＇ foreign trade has declined in glob- al trade. It is indicated that African countries＇ foreign trade growth rate is lower than that of world trade and the trade among African countries develops slowly. In addition to the commonly recognized unfavorable factors that hinder the eco- nomic development in Africa, this study believes that the main reasons for the slow growth of African countries＇ foreign trade are as following： The trade ef- fect of regional economic integration is not significant. The trade liberalization cannot promote trade effectively. The low level of manufacturing industry re- stricts the trade. Understanding the African countries＇ foreign trade helps China to develop economic and trade relations with African countries.