Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%) - Trade - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current US dollars and from the national accounts. Source: World Bank country economists.
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%) - Trade - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Seychelles (2008)283.44
2Swaziland (2008)160.35
3Lesotho (2008)158.07
4Djibouti (2007)139.2
5Tunisia (2008)133.49
6Mauritius (2008)131.49
7Zimbabwe (2005)129.78
8Angola (2008)128.74
9Mauritania (2007)122.51
10Liberia (2007)117.04
11Republic of the Congo (2007)115.92
12Gabon (2008)115.47
13Equatorial Guinea (2008)110.4
14Togo (2008)107.91
15Ghana (2008)100.03
16Ivory Coast (2008)97.34
17Morocco (2008)90.67
18Namibia (2008)87.02
19Botswana (2008)86.83
20Libya (2002)84.1
21Algeria (2008)83.6
22North Africa (2008)83.24
23Egypt (2008)81.92
24Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2008)81.32
25Africa (2008)80.19
26Guinea-Bissau (2008)79.62
27Gambia (2008)79.14
28Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2008)79.08
29Sub-Saharan Africa (2008)78.31
30Madagascar (2008)77.96
31Chad (2008)77.75
32South Africa (2008)76.7
33Cape Verde (2008)74.6
34Malawi (2008)74.57
35Mozambique (2008)74.01
36Nigeria (2008)73.87
37Senegal (2008)72.35
38Zambia (2008)71.09
39Mali (2007)64.44
40Kenya (2008)63.91
41Sierra Leone (2008)61.98
42Guinea (2008)57.86
43Burundi (2006)57.71
44Cameroon (2008)57.38
45Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)56.57
46Comoros (2008)49.71
47Tanzania (2006)49.17
48Uganda (2008)48.99
49Somalia (1990)47.53
50Sudan (2008)44.79
51Eritrea (2007)40.74
52Ethiopia (2008)40.21
53Niger (2005)40.14
54Benin (2005)39.58
55Burkina Faso (2006)38.34
56Central African Republic (2008)37.52
57Rwanda (2008)35.62
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