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Wholesale and retail trade, value added (constant LCU) by country

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 constant local currency.

Countries reporting
37
Highest
2.64 trillion constant LCU
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
419.72 million constant LCU
Seychelles
Median
62.75 billion constant LCU
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
834

What the numbers show

Wholesale and retail trade, value added (constant LCU) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 2.64 trillion constant LCU in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 419.72 million constant LCU in Seychelles.

The median across all reporting countries is 62.75 billion constant LCU, and the mean is 256.70 billion constant LCU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,284.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 267.8%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 59.0%).

Wholesale and retail trade, value added: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.64 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 123.0% rising
2 Guinea 1.28 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 18.1% rising
3 Côte d'Ivoire 893.00 billion constant LCU 2011 up 14.1% rising
4 Zambia 801.30 billion constant LCU 2011 up 48.1% rising
5 Senegal 759.29 billion constant LCU 2011 up 16.4% rising
6 Burkina Faso 425.32 billion constant LCU 2011 up 131.9% rising
7 Sierra Leone 399.89 billion constant LCU 2004 up 92.1% rising
8 Rwanda 327.56 billion constant LCU 2011 up 196.7% rising
9 Mali 256.76 billion constant LCU 2011 up 63.7% rising
10 Angola 250.66 billion constant LCU 2011 up 267.8% rising
11 South Africa 234.63 billion constant LCU 2011 up 42.5% rising
12 Kenya 187.00 billion constant LCU 2011 up 77.4% volatile
13 Benin 163.39 billion constant LCU 2010 up 47.6% rising
14 Gabon 123.70 billion constant LCU 2006 down 13.3% falling
15 Burundi 122.81 billion constant LCU 2011 up 47.3% rising
16 Togo 98.89 billion constant LCU 2011 down 15.7% falling
17 Central African Republic 71.85 billion constant LCU 2006 up 5.4% flat
18 Morocco 66.90 billion constant LCU 2010 up 38.2% rising
19 Madagascar 62.75 billion constant LCU 2009 up 30.3% rising
20 Mauritania 56.88 billion constant LCU 2011 up 72.3% rising
21 Egypt 53.05 billion constant LCU 2011 up 51.0% rising
22 Niger 48.60 billion constant LCU 2003 down 59.0% falling
23 Equatorial Guinea 40.86 billion constant LCU 2008 up 207.2% rising
24 Mauritius 27.04 billion constant LCU 2011 up 47.6% volatile
25 Ethiopia 25.64 billion constant LCU 2011 up 177.0% volatile
26 Mozambique 17.45 billion constant LCU 2007 up 159.0% rising
27 Comoros 17.33 billion constant LCU 1998 down 1.1% flat
28 Djibouti 15.21 billion constant LCU 2006 up 67.3% rising
29 Namibia 7.95 billion constant LCU 2011 up 108.9% volatile
30 Cape Verde 5.90 billion constant LCU 2010 up 74.2% rising
31 Gambia 5.18 billion constant LCU 2011 down 0.9% flat
32 Botswana 3.13 billion constant LCU 2011 up 79.1% volatile
33 Ghana 2.88 billion constant LCU 2011 up 41.3% rising
34 Eswatini 1.53 billion constant LCU 2011 up 57.2% rising
35 Lesotho 846.65 million constant LCU 2011 up 49.7% rising
36 Eritrea 743.69 million constant LCU 2009 down 40.0% falling
37 Seychelles 419.72 million constant LCU 2011 up 26.3% rising

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Indicator
Wholesale and retail trade, value added (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 834 data points, 1965–2011
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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 constant local currency.