USSR vs Western Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate
USSR
8.42 % change on previous year
in 1990
Western Africa
4.28 % change on previous year
in 2024
USSR rank
8th
Western Africa rank
8th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate over time
- USSR
- Western Africa
How they compare
USSR currently reports 8.42 % change on previous year against 4.28 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 4.14 % change on previous year.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.0 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Western Africa ahead.
USSR ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 236 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.77 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | 0.0221 % change on previous year | USSR |
| 1980s | 4.36 % change on previous year | 0.4761 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | USSR |
| 1990s | 8.42 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | 0.2069 % change on previous year | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate, USSR or Western Africa?
- USSR, at 8.42 % change on previous year against 4.28 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 1990.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate between USSR and Western Africa?
- 4.14 % change on previous year, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Western Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1990.
- How do USSR and Western Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- USSR ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.