Africa Eastern and Southern | Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.65223369 |
| 1961 | 40.15218981 |
| 1962 | 38.90925106 |
| 1963 | 39.81440869 |
| 1964 | 42.81833953 |
| 1965 | 42.22386877 |
| 1966 | 39.67432161 |
| 1967 | 39.14115487 |
| 1968 | 38.00265169 |
| 1969 | 37.18087776 |
| 1970 | 37.39960232 |
| 1971 | 38.29631771 |
| 1972 | 35.49580353 |
| 1973 | 36.07281704 |
| 1974 | 41.38162799 |
| 1975 | 40.24687942 |
| 1976 | 38.22288847 |
| 1977 | 37.61162581 |
| 1978 | 39.52632882 |
| 1979 | 42.49861352 |
| 1980 | 49.6476349 |
| 1981 | 44.66138367 |
| 1982 | 40.17458648 |
| 1983 | 35.75063441 |
| 1984 | 37.39693946 |
| 1985 | 39.67861939 |
| 1986 | 38.54367104 |
| 1987 | 37.25746643 |
| 1988 | 37.26495173 |
| 1989 | 36.10935246 |
| 1990 | 32.30697859 |
| 1991 | 28.99666911 |
| 1992 | 34.27634981 |
| 1993 | 34.60769759 |
| 1994 | 37.31995569 |
| 1995 | 38.96077922 |
| 1996 | 41.52773223 |
| 1997 | 41.55661517 |
| 1998 | 39.75092313 |
| 1999 | 39.63856763 |
| 2000 | 40.32496282 |
| 2001 | 43.41800068 |
| 2002 | 44.38050945 |
| 2003 | 42.13845907 |
| 2004 | 43.59887205 |
| 2005 | 45.45902102 |
| 2006 | 48.3582004 |
| 2007 | 51.03568913 |
| 2008 | 58.2856394 |
| 2009 | 46.03363962 |
| 2010 | 48.04175764 |
| 2011 | 52.57878124 |
| 2012 | 52.80094238 |
| 2013 | 53.30604151 |
| 2014 | 51.1598204 |
| 2015 | 46.417377 |
| 2016 | 42.8106742 |
| 2017 | 41.63921919 |
| 2018 | 47.17912417 |
| 2019 | 44.66995088 |
| 2020 | 42.00370132 |
| 2021 | 48.30490086 |
| 2022 | 50.91757488 |
Africa Eastern and Southern | Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.