Cameroon vs Senegal: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Cameroon
65.6%
in 2011
Senegal
68.7%
in 2011
Cameroon rank
37th
Senegal rank
34th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 68.7% against 65.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 34th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.8% | 40.1% | 5.7% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 49.3% | 63.2% | 13.9% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 67.0% | 16.0% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 59.9% | 21.8% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 68.7% | 14.6% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 68.3% | 8.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 68.7% against 65.6% in Cameroon as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 3.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 34th 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.