Africa vs Mauritania: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Africa
72.2%
in 2011
Mauritania
124.8%
in 2011
Africa rank
5th
Mauritania rank
7th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Africa
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 124.8% against 72.2% in Africa, a difference of 52.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 5th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 6 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 56.1% | 9.7% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 94.1% | 42.7% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 120.1% | 67.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 92.5% | 37.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 93.2% | 25.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 116.5% | 47.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Africa or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 124.8% against 72.2% in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Africa and Mauritania?
- 52.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Mauritania?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Mauritania rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Africa ranks 5th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current US dollars and from the national accounts.