Egypt vs South Africa: Wholesale and retail trade, value added
Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
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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About this data
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.