Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Equatorial Guinea
118.8%
in 2011
Liberia
120.8%
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
11th
Liberia rank
9th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Liberia
50100150200250300196019852011

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 120.8% against 118.8% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 9th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 80.5% 120.1% 39.6% Liberia
1970s 92.7% 138.2% 45.4% Liberia
1980s 81.3% 100.7% 19.5% Liberia
1990s 249.7% 65.5% 184.3% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 145.9% 109.9% 36.1% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 120.9% 111.0% 9.8% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?
Liberia, at 120.8% against 118.8% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
2.0%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Liberia rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 9th 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.