Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Senegal
68.7%
in 2011
Sierra Leone
71.0%
in 2011
Senegal rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 71.0% against 68.7% in Senegal, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.4% | 56.6% | 17.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 52.6% | 10.5% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 67.0% | 42.0% | 25.0% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 49.3% | 10.6% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 43.7% | 25.0% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 61.6% | 6.7% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 71.0% against 68.7% in Senegal as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 2.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2011.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Senegal ranks 34th 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.