Côte d'Ivoire vs Namibia: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Côte d'Ivoire
84.3%
in 2011
Namibia
97.2%
in 2011
Côte d'Ivoire rank
20th
Namibia rank
17th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 97.2% against 84.3% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 17th of 53 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 71.1% 129.9% 58.8% Namibia
1990s 67.0% 109.4% 42.4% Namibia
2000s 84.2% 92.2% 8.0% Namibia
2010s 80.5% 99.7% 19.1% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Côte d'Ivoire or Namibia?
Namibia, at 97.2% 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 Namibia?
12.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Namibia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Namibia rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 17th 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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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.