Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Congo
122.1%
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
118.8%
in 2011
Congo rank
8th
Equatorial Guinea rank
11th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
50100150200250300196019852011

How they compare

Congo currently reports 122.1% against 118.8% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3.3%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Congo ranks 8th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 89.4% 80.5% 8.9% Congo
1970s 95.4% 92.7% 2.6% Congo
1980s 90.2% 100.4% 10.2% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 103.8% 151.5% 47.7% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 134.2% 145.9% 11.8% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 131.0% 120.9% 10.1% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
Congo, at 122.1% against 118.8% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
3.3%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2011.
How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Congo ranks 8th 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.