Africa | 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 | 38.71190264 |
| 1961 | 37.19645503 |
| 1962 | 33.30891944 |
| 1963 | 34.29195469 |
| 1964 | 38.01419999 |
| 1965 | 36.45234733 |
| 1966 | 35.05152261 |
| 1967 | 35.7900509 |
| 1968 | 34.99276925 |
| 1969 | 34.45626332 |
| 1970 | 33.71856324 |
| 1971 | 36.18282546 |
| 1972 | 34.08394126 |
| 1973 | 36.9829195 |
| 1974 | 47.43516817 |
| 1975 | 46.44679352 |
| 1976 | 45.11121587 |
| 1977 | 48.15143196 |
| 1978 | 47.32744944 |
| 1979 | 46.70714435 |
| 1980 | 53.43205502 |
| 1981 | 51.84444398 |
| 1982 | 46.77619166 |
| 1983 | 44.86050744 |
| 1984 | 44.59908887 |
| 1985 | 43.79255338 |
| 1986 | 36.42357026 |
| 1987 | 36.35791539 |
| 1988 | 40.05594834 |
| 1989 | 39.67575501 |
| 1990 | 43.05584807 |
| 1991 | 41.27851247 |
| 1992 | 40.89787634 |
| 1993 | 40.86171581 |
| 1994 | 43.81092545 |
| 1995 | 46.56980186 |
| 1996 | 46.57349963 |
| 1997 | 46.35707024 |
| 1998 | 43.51554415 |
| 1999 | 43.58685638 |
| 2000 | 47.60408116 |
| 2001 | 47.9350261 |
| 2002 | 48.86944726 |
| 2003 | 49.29320636 |
| 2004 | 53.60459883 |
| 2005 | 57.83051573 |
| 2006 | 59.02000445 |
| 2007 | 60.80605534 |
| 2008 | 66.91379868 |
| 2009 | 54.79924505 |
| 2010 | 55.28889676 |
| 2011 | 61.16309597 |
| 2012 |
Africa | 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.