Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria vs Sudan: Wholesale and retail trade, value added

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
74.83 billion current US$
in 2008
Sudan
16.89 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
2nd
Sudan rank
4th

Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
  • Sudan
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B198819992011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 74.83 billion current US$ against 16.89 billion current US$ in Sudan, a difference of 57.95 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 4.4 times Sudan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sudan ranks 4th of 2 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 20.14 billion current US$ 3.46 billion current US$ 16.68 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 19.47 billion current US$ 2.04 billion current US$ 17.43 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 38.48 billion current US$ 4.58 billion current US$ 33.90 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 74.83 billion current US$ against 16.89 billion current US$ in Sudan as of 2008.
What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan?
57.95 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2008.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sudan ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current US$). 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.