Figure 1
Both plots share a horizontal axis labeled “Year,” ranging from 2000 to 2025 in increments of 5 years. Left graph: Figure 1 a: Intra-C E M A C and intra-African trade (2004 to 2021 in thousands of dollars): The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 200000000 in increments of 50000000 units. This graph shows two lines as indicated in the legend: a blue line for “intra-Cemac” and an orange line for “Intra-African.” “Intra-African” line shows rapid growth from around 50000000 in 2004 to a peak of approximately 190000000 around 2012. It then declines and stabilizes, ending around 160000000 in 2021. “intra-C E M A C” (Blue line) trade remains extremely low and stable near the horizontal axis (under 10000000) for the entire period. Right graph: Figure 1 b: Intra-C E M A C and intra-African trade trends (2004-2021 in percent): The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 18 in increments of 2 units. This graph shows two lines as indicated in the legend: a blue line for “Intra-African trade” and an orange line for “Intra-C E M A C trade.” “Intra-African trade” line is consistently the higher of the two, fluctuating between 12 percent and 16 percent, peaking around 16 percent in 2004 and again around 2014. It ends near 13.5 percent in 2021. “Intra-C E M A C trade” line is consistently much lower, starting around 2 percent in 2005 and gradually rising to a peak near 9 percent around 2016. It then drops and recovers, ending around 7 percent in 2021. Note: All numerical values are approximated.Evolution of intra-CEMAC and intra-African trade between 2004 and 2021 in thousands of dollars and as a percentage