Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Nigeria
75.2%
in 2011
Sierra Leone
71.0%
in 2011
Nigeria rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 75.2% against 71.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.3% | 56.6% | 30.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 52.6% | 17.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 42.0% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 49.3% | 30.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 43.7% | 30.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 61.6% | 8.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 75.2% against 71.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 4.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Nigeria ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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.