Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 137.3% against 80.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 57.2%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.7% | 43.4% | 6.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 43.6% | 6.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 68.8% | 5.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 79.7% | 6.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 131.7% | 55.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 137.3% against 80.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 57.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 4th of 6 groups.
- 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.