Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Cape Verde
114.8%
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
118.8%
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
12th
Equatorial Guinea rank
11th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Equatorial Guinea
50100150200250300196219862011

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 118.8% against 114.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 4.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th of 53 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 87.3% 100.4% 13.2% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 78.2% 151.5% 73.3% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 105.1% 145.9% 40.8% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 110.2% 120.9% 10.7% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 118.8% against 114.8% in Cape Verde as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
4.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Cape Verde ranks 12th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th 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

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.