The export of west A frican countries are mostly composed of

1. Analyze the question The question asks what type of goods West African countries mainly export.

2. Explain the concept Most West African economies are developing economies. They rely heavily on the primary sector (agriculture, mining and extraction). Industrialisation is still limited, so these countries export goods in their raw or unprocessed form and import finished goods.

3. Work through the options

• A. Services: Services such as tourism and banking are a small share of exports in the region.
• B. Raw materials: Nigeria exports crude oil. Ghana exports cocoa and gold. Côte d'Ivoire exports cocoa. Senegal exports groundnuts and phosphates. Guinea exports bauxite. These are all primary products or raw materials. This fits the question.
• C. Manufactured goods: The region imports these far more than it exports them.
• D. Consumer goods: These are finished goods for final use. West Africa mostly imports them.

4. Answer The correct option is B. raw materials.

5. Exam tip Remember the pattern: developing countries export raw materials and import manufactured goods. If an option says "primary products" or "raw materials" in a question about exports from West Africa or any developing region, it is almost always the answer. The related problem of depending on a few primary exports is called over-dependence on primary products, and it makes export earnings unstable because world prices fluctuate.