Gambia vs Nigeria: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Gambia
76.0%
in 2011
Nigeria
75.2%
in 2011
Gambia rank
27th
Nigeria rank
28th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 76.0% against 75.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.5% | 26.5% | 61.0% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 83.5% | 35.6% | 47.9% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 108.8% | 41.8% | 67.1% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 79.8% | 15.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 73.8% | 5.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 70.2% | 0.6% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 76.0% against 75.2% in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 0.8%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Gambia ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 28th 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.