Mauritania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Mauritania
124.8%
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
72.5%
in 2011
Mauritania rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Mauritania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 124.8% against 72.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 52.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Mauritania ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.1% | 45.9% | 10.2% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 94.1% | 48.7% | 45.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 120.1% | 50.7% | 69.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 54.8% | 37.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 67.7% | 25.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 116.5% | 69.5% | 47.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Mauritania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mauritania, at 124.8% against 72.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 52.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Mauritania ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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.