This paper investigates the effects of governance quality on exports in sub-Saharan African countries. We include the six worldwide governance indicators (i.e., voice and accountability, political stability, regulatory quality, rule of law, control of corruption, and government effectiveness) as explanatory factors for exports and its components in a sample of 45 countries over the period 1996–2019. System GMM approach is privileged for estimations. We find that total exports and exports of services are positively affected by the six governance indicators, while manufactured goods are positively associated with those indicators except government effectiveness. While political stability, voice and accountability, rule of law, and control of corruption have positive effects on exports of goods, only voice and accountability impact positively primary commodities. This indicates that sub-Saharan African countries should focus on strengthening political governance and improving business environment to boost exports.

本文调查了治理质量对撒哈拉以南非洲国家出口的影响。我们将六项全球治理指标（即话语权和问责制，政治稳定性，监管质量，法治，腐败控制和政府效力）作为1996年期间45个国家样本中出口及其组成部分的解释性因素–2019年。系统GMM方法具有进行估算的特权。我们发现，服务业的总出口和出口受到六个治理指标的积极影响，而制成品则与这些指标呈正相关，除了政府效力。政治稳定，发言权和问责制，法治和腐败控制对商品出口产生积极影响，只有话语权和问责制会对初级商品产生积极影响。这表明撒哈拉以南非洲国家应着重于加强政治治理和改善商业环境以促进出口。