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
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
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.