This paper attempts to analyze the impact oj terms oj trade volatility and trends 0 11 economicrngrowth in Sub-Saharan Africa. III this regard, a cross country growth equation, which definesrnfhe CDP growth rate as a jimction oj growth rate oj investmellt, growth rate oj labor jorce,rnterms oj trade trends and volatility, is derived. This growth equation is analyzed jor 30 SubSaharanrnAji'icall countries over the period 1970-2002 using panel coill tegralioll tech nique.rnBoth the long-run alld the short-run parameters are estimated by applying a panel vectorrnerror correction model (PVECM). Accordingly, the results oj the estimation show that bothrnterms oj trade volatility and trends have adverse effects ta the growth rate while the volatilityrnis jound to have a more powerful negative impact than the trends. 011 the other halld, therncontrol variables: growth rate of labor force alld investments are jound to have positivernimpacts on growth rate oj the countries. Hence, the possible advice to these countries, tornreduce the adverse impact of terms of trade volatility and deterioration, is to move the exportrnsector to labor-intensive manufacturillg instead of primCllJ' sector exports. Further study isrnalso advised 0 11 the determinants of terms of trade deterioratioll and volatility, whichrnadversely affect the growth oj the region; to tackle the problems ji-om the root.