Egypt vs Uganda: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Egypt
53.5%
in 2011
Uganda
58.2%
in 2011
Egypt rank
42nd
Uganda rank
41st
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Egypt
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 58.2% against 53.5% in Egypt, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Egypt ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 41st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.3% | 48.5% | 11.2% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 31.0% | 18.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 29.3% | 28.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 31.3% | 19.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 42.1% | 12.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 57.9% | 7.4% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Egypt or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 58.2% against 53.5% in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Egypt and Uganda?
- 4.7%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uganda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Uganda rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Egypt ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 41st 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.