Comoros vs Madagascar: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Comoros
67.1%
in 2011
Madagascar
63.2%
in 2011
Comoros rank
35th
Madagascar rank
38th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Comoros
  • Madagascar
20406080196019852011

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 67.1% against 63.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 35th and Madagascar ranks 38th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 62.6% 34.8% 27.8% Comoros
1990s 57.5% 48.4% 9.1% Comoros
2000s 52.3% 70.1% 17.8% Madagascar
2010s 66.6% 62.0% 4.6% Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Comoros or Madagascar?
Comoros, at 67.1% against 63.2% in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Comoros and Madagascar?
3.9%, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Madagascar?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Comoros and Madagascar rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Comoros ranks 35th and Madagascar ranks 38th 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.