Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Gambia
76.0%
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
81.0%
in 2002
Gambia rank
27th
Guinea-Bissau rank
25th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
255075100125196619882011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 81.0% against 76.0% in Gambia, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 27th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 83.5% 40.3% 43.2% Gambia
1980s 108.8% 52.7% 56.1% Gambia
1990s 64.2% 51.0% 13.2% Gambia
2000s 54.3% 85.3% 31.0% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 81.0% against 76.0% in Gambia as of 2002.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
5.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2002.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Gambia ranks 27th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th 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

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.