Botswana vs Ghana: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Botswana
83.5%
in 2011
Ghana
89.2%
in 2011
Botswana rank
21st
Ghana rank
19th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 89.2% against 83.5% in Botswana, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 19th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.1% | 46.8% | 29.4% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 106.9% | 32.6% | 74.3% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 118.6% | 25.5% | 93.2% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 62.7% | 30.4% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 89.1% | 7.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 79.9% | 1.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Botswana or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 89.2% against 83.5% in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Botswana and Ghana?
- 5.7%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Botswana ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 19th of 53 countries.
- 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.