Central African Republic vs World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade

Central African Republic
261.35 Percentage of merchandise value
in 2019
World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)
181.47 Percentage of merchandise value
in 2018
Central African Republic rank
4th
World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) rank
3rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade over time

  • Central African Republic
  • World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)
0100200300400200020092019

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 261.35 Percentage of merchandise value against 181.47 Percentage of merchandise value in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank), a difference of 79.88 Percentage of merchandise value.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ranks 3rd of 157 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) Difference Ahead
2000s 208.82 Percentage of merchandise value 171.48 Percentage of merchandise value 37.34 Percentage of merchandise value Central African Republic
2010s 255.88 Percentage of merchandise value 188.08 Percentage of merchandise value 67.8 Percentage of merchandise value Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade, Central African Republic or World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
Central African Republic, at 261.35 Percentage of merchandise value against 181.47 Percentage of merchandise value in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) as of 2019.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade between Central African Republic and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
79.88 Percentage of merchandise value, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Central African Republic and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade?
Central African Republic ranks 4th and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ranks 3rd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods
Unit
Percentage of merchandise value
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
231 places, 4,559 data points, 2000–2020
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 28 shows the average cost of importing and exporting goods calculated as a percentage of the value of goods traded, broken down by the origin and destination of the trade, whether it is with bordering countries, with countries in the same region, or the same continent.