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
5075100125150196019852011

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

Indicator
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,599 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.