TITLE:
Global Value Chains Participation for African Countries: An Overview from UIBE GVC Index System
AUTHORS:
Gilhaimé Mouanda-Mouanda
KEYWORDS:
Global Value Chains, Upstreamness, Downstreamness, Africa
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.7 No.2,
April
24,
2019
ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the
pattern of trade in value-added in Africa using a comprehensive database from
the Research Institute for Global Value Chains at the University of
International Business and Economics. We find that African economies absorb
more foreign inputs in complex GVCs compared to their domestic factor content
exported in simple GVCs. In addition, Southern Africa and North Africa are
respectively top exporter and importer in simple GVCs while West Africa ingest
the largest proportion of intermediate goods coming from abroad in complex GVCs.
The secondary sector has the highest level of integration in absorbing foreign
inputs. Finally, African countries, albeit weakly, are involved in downstream
specialization particularly in Western and Eastern Africa.