Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current 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 current local currency.
What the numbers show
Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 15.20 trillion current LCU in Zambia; the lowest is 104.80 million current LCU in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 147.06 billion current LCU, and the mean is 947.82 billion current LCU.
Wholesale and retail trade, value added: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 15.20 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 472.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Guinea | 5.55 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 352.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania | 4.60 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 288.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.61 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 1,688.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 1.90 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 6,128.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Madagascar | 1.83 trillion current LCU | 2009 | up 284.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.82 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 999.66 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 466.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Senegal | 993.14 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Uganda | 742.02 billion current LCU | 1996 | up 3,554.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 713.25 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 134.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 576.51 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Benin | 537.04 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 491.56 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 567.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Chad | 452.69 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 371.51 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 355.74 billion current LCU | 2006 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 19 | Niger | 287.60 billion current LCU | 2003 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Gabon | 279.10 billion current LCU | 2006 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 21 | Burundi | 230.92 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 304.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Congo | 194.39 billion current LCU | 1989 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 150.66 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Togo | 143.46 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Algeria | 113.52 billion current LCU | 1992 | — | rising |
| 26 | Mauritania | 110.38 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 307.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 86.63 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 885.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 72.81 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 61.50 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 362.4% | rising |
| 31 | Sudan | 45.04 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 766.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritius | 33.81 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 28.23 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 214.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Djibouti | 25.54 billion current LCU | 2006 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 35 | Cape Verde | 24.52 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Comoros | 24.34 billion current LCU | 1998 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 37 | Botswana | 15.11 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 345.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 12.13 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 296.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 6.86 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 40 | Ghana | 6.48 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 218.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Eritrea | 3.25 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 206.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.83 billion current LCU | 1983 | up 328.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Eswatini | 2.24 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Lesotho | 1.41 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Seychelles | 838.37 million current LCU | 2011 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Malawi | 104.80 million current LCU | 1978 | up 479.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 386.43 billion current LCU
- Central African Republic 93.49 billion current LCU
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 local currency.