Liberia vs Mauritania: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Liberia
120.8%
in 2011
Mauritania
124.8%
in 2011
Liberia rank
9th
Mauritania rank
7th

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Liberia
  • Mauritania
50100150200196019852011

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 124.8% against 120.8% in Liberia, a difference of 4.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 113.2% 56.1% 57.0% Liberia
1970s 139.2% 94.1% 45.1% Liberia
1980s 119.2% 123.6% 4.4% Mauritania
1990s 62.4% 79.6% 17.2% Mauritania
2000s 109.9% 93.2% 16.7% Liberia
2010s 111.0% 116.5% 5.5% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Liberia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 124.8% against 120.8% in Liberia as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Liberia and Mauritania?
4.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
42 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Liberia ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 7th 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.