| Sudan |  | Cotton | petroleum;small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower | oil and petroleum products;cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar |
| Mexico |  | Cotton | petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber | manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton |
| Chad |  | Cotton | petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt | oil, cattle, cotton, gum arabic |
| Angola |  | Cotton | petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium | crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton |
| Mali |  | Cotton | gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower | cotton, gold, livestock |
| Egypt |  | Cotton | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc | crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food |
| Tanzania |  | Cotton | hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel | gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton |
| Mozambique |  | Cotton | coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite | aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber;bulk electricity |
| Pakistan |  | Cotton | land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone | textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs |
| Zambia |  | Cotton | copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower | copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity;tobacco, flowers, cotton |
| Afghanistan |  | Cotton | natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones | opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems |
| Ubangi-Shari |  | Cotton | diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower | diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco |
| Madagascar |  | Cotton | graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower | coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products |
| Turkmenistan |  | Cotton | petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt | gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber |
| Cameroon |  | Cotton | petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower | crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton |
| Uzbekistan |  | Cotton | natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum | energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles |
| Paraguay |  | Cotton | hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone | soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather |
| Zimbabwe |  | Cotton | coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals | platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing |
| Cote d'Ivoire |  | Cotton | petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower | cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish |
| Burkina Faso |  | Cotton | manganese, limestone, marble;small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt | cotton, livestock, gold |
| Uganda |  | Cotton | copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold | coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products;gold |
| Kyrgyzstan |  | Cotton | abundant hydropower;significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals;locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas;other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc | cotton, wool, meat, tobacco;gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower;machinery;shoes |
| Senegal |  | Cotton | fish, phosphates, iron ore | fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton |
| Syria |  | Cotton | petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower | crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat |
| Tajikistan |  | Cotton | hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold | aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles |
| Malawi |  | Cotton | limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite | tobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel |
| Benin |  | Cotton | small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber | cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood |
| Azerbaijan |  | Cotton | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite | oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs |
| Togo |  | Cotton | phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land | reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa |
| Burundi |  | Cotton | nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone | coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides |
| Swaziland |  | Cotton | asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc | soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit |
| The Gambia |  | Cotton | fish, clay, silica sand, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon | peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels, re-exports |