Africa | Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%)
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.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.55116255 |
| 1961 | 47.98931202 |
| 1962 | 40.75712749 |
| 1963 | 49.22460761 |
| 1964 | 48.51404879 |
| 1965 | 46.66362086 |
| 1966 | 47.45827833 |
| 1967 | 44.81847303 |
| 1968 | 44.48898158 |
| 1969 | 44.07196103 |
| 1970 | 42.83980255 |
| 1971 | 43.74971234 |
| 1972 | 42.87527799 |
| 1973 | 46.12342802 |
| 1974 | 57.02155005 |
| 1975 | 56.51315045 |
| 1976 | 55.27352673 |
| 1977 | 56.45099455 |
| 1978 | 54.73909492 |
| 1979 | 57.93091431 |
| 1980 | 61.18746753 |
| 1981 | 61.1922278 |
| 1982 | 55.37443374 |
| 1983 | 51.32037235 |
| 1984 | 53.0962181 |
| 1985 | 52.2518976 |
| 1986 | 47.45928713 |
| 1987 | 47.15103192 |
| 1988 | 50.11455298 |
| 1989 | 51.91286774 |
| 1990 | 53.48850546 |
| 1991 | 52.50381615 |
| 1992 | 54.38204508 |
| 1993 | 53.52145329 |
| 1994 | 55.77198444 |
| 1995 | 58.45642167 |
| 1996 | 58.02296207 |
| 1997 | 56.43076749 |
| 1998 | 53.83956866 |
| 1999 | 53.89276174 |
| 2000 | 59.15008116 |
| 2001 | 59.51233496 |
| 2002 | 62.04525277 |
| 2003 | 64.47876668 |
| 2004 | 66.82309383 |
| 2005 | 71.60234924 |
| 2006 | 72.43561373 |
| 2007 | 74.54452073 |
| 2008 | 79.7156685 |
| 2009 | 66.30453933 |
| 2010 | 66.62036942 |
| 2011 | 72.22290161 |
| 2012 |
Africa | Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%)
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.