Morocco vs South Africa: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Morocco
3.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
3.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Morocco rank
85th
South Africa rank
86th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 3.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.27 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 86th of 179 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 17.73 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | 5.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.5 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.4 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.775 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4997 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.92 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1828 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.42 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1468 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Morocco or South Africa?
- Morocco, at 3.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0.27 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Morocco ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 86th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.