一、西非地区经济对外依存度逐渐增大西部非洲地区包含尼日利亚、加纳、贝宁、科特迪瓦、马里、多哥、几内亚、冈比亚、利比里亚、喀麦隆等众多国家。西非资源丰富,铝土、石油、钻石、金、铁、铀等矿藏量亦名列非洲前茅。从外贸出口增长率的变化上可以发现,西共体2005年外贸出口增长率曾达到32.5%,人均出口达258美元。这说明西共体与世界经济的联系在不断加强,也说明西共体对外依存度也在不断上升。预 I. West African Region’s Economic Dependence on Foreign Countries Gradually Increasing The West African region includes Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Cte dIvoire, Mali, Togo, Guinea, Gambia, Liberia and Cameroon. West Africa is also rich in resources. Its reserves of bauxite, oil, diamond, gold, iron and uranium are also among the best in Africa. From the change in the export growth rate of foreign trade, we can see that the ECOWAS foreign trade export growth rate reached 32.5% in 2005 with a per capita export value of 258 U.S. dollars. This shows that the relationship between the ECOWAS and the world economy is constantly being strengthened. It also shows that the foreign dependency of the ECOWAS is also on the rise. Pre-