Egypt vs South Africa: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Egypt
53.5%
in 2011
South Africa
58.3%
in 2011
Egypt rank
42nd
South Africa rank
40th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 58.3% against 53.5% in Egypt, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 40th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.3% | 51.8% | 14.5% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 53.7% | 3.8% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 52.6% | 5.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 44.2% | 6.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 59.1% | 4.9% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 56.6% | 6.1% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 58.3% against 53.5% in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Egypt and South Africa?
- 4.8%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Egypt ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 40th 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.