Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Guinea
78.5%
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
81.0%
in 2002
Guinea rank
26th
Guinea-Bissau rank
25th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 81.0% against 78.5% in Guinea, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 60.1% 51.5% 8.6% Guinea
1990s 50.7% 51.0% 0.3% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 55.8% 85.3% 29.5% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 81.0% against 78.5% in Guinea as of 2002.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
2.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
17 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2002.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Guinea ranks 26th 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.