Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Côte d'Ivoire
84.3%
in 2011
Ghana
89.2%
in 2011
Côte d'Ivoire rank
20th
Ghana rank
19th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 89.2% against 84.3% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 19th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.8% | 46.8% | 16.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 71.8% | 32.6% | 39.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 71.1% | 25.5% | 45.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 62.7% | 4.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 89.1% | 4.9% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 79.9% | 0.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 89.2% against 84.3% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 4.9%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 19th 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.