Ghana vs Togo: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Ghana
89.2%
in 2011
Togo
99.4%
in 2011
Ghana rank
19th
Togo rank
16th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Ghana
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 99.4% against 89.2% in Ghana, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 19th and Togo ranks 16th of 53 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.8% | 67.2% | 20.4% | Togo |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 96.6% | 64.0% | Togo |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 99.4% | 74.0% | Togo |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 70.0% | 7.3% | Togo |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 91.1% | 2.0% | Togo |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 98.1% | 18.2% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Ghana or Togo?
- Togo, at 99.4% against 89.2% in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Ghana and Togo?
- 10.2%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Togo?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Ghana and Togo rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Ghana ranks 19th and Togo ranks 16th 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.