Egypt vs South Africa: Wholesale and retail trade, value added

Egypt
25.32 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
53.22 billion current US$
in 2011
Egypt rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st

Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
020.0B40.0B60.0B196519882011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 53.22 billion current US$ against 25.32 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 27.90 billion current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 47 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 452.52 million current US$ 1.81 billion current US$ 1.36 billion current US$ South Africa
1970s 1.51 billion current US$ 4.08 billion current US$ 2.57 billion current US$ South Africa
1980s 6.27 billion current US$ 10.47 billion current US$ 4.20 billion current US$ South Africa
1990s 9.52 billion current US$ 17.22 billion current US$ 7.71 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 12.70 billion current US$ 25.84 billion current US$ 13.14 billion current US$ South Africa
2010s 24.79 billion current US$ 49.53 billion current US$ 24.73 billion current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Egypt or South Africa?
South Africa, at 53.22 billion current US$ against 25.32 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Egypt and South Africa?
27.90 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
Egypt ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,273 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current U.S. dollars.