Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Eswatini
137.1%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
72.5%
in 2011
Eswatini rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Eswatini
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
50100150200196019852011

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 137.1% against 72.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 64.6%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 53 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 115.6% 45.9% 69.7% Eswatini
1970s 136.5% 48.7% 87.8% Eswatini
1980s 163.9% 50.7% 113.2% Eswatini
1990s 137.1% 54.8% 82.3% Eswatini
2000s 166.7% 67.7% 99.0% Eswatini
2010s 128.9% 69.5% 59.4% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Eswatini or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Eswatini, at 137.1% against 72.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
64.6%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Eswatini ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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.