Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Mauritania
124.8%
in 2011
Zimbabwe
137.3%
in 2011
Mauritania rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
4th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 137.3% against 124.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.4% | 43.4% | 59.1% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 120.1% | 43.6% | 76.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 68.8% | 23.8% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 79.7% | 13.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 116.5% | 131.7% | 15.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 137.3% against 124.8% in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 12.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Mauritania ranks 7th and Zimbabwe 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.