Africa Western and Central | 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 | 31.18384306 |
| 1961 | 31.25219115 |
| 1962 | 28.44375682 |
| 1963 | 28.97215691 |
| 1964 | 30.21054297 |
| 1965 | 30.62570475 |
| 1966 | 28.49952056 |
| 1967 | 30.51240234 |
| 1968 | 30.69207943 |
| 1969 | 31.24059128 |
| 1970 | 27.22620863 |
| 1971 | 36.60240606 |
| 1972 | 33.48267525 |
| 1973 | 37.57146605 |
| 1974 | 48.96638602 |
| 1975 | 47.66060627 |
| 1976 | 49.4822019 |
| 1977 | 58.45526876 |
| 1978 | 55.59460727 |
| 1979 | 53.15422826 |
| 1980 | 59.81725887 |
| 1981 | 28.68585492 |
| 1982 | 25.93514474 |
| 1983 | 30.17843518 |
| 1984 | 34.57037731 |
| 1985 | 34.96226918 |
| 1986 | 27.88092437 |
| 1987 | 29.81827568 |
| 1988 | 29.92557541 |
| 1989 | 36.4906825 |
| 1990 | 36.51155053 |
| 1991 | 35.15228592 |
| 1992 | 37.38400478 |
| 1993 | 33.39289796 |
| 1994 | 30.41347346 |
| 1995 | 24.85222476 |
| 1996 | 21.52888105 |
| 1997 | 21.1640118 |
| 1998 | 17.52378381 |
| 1999 | 41.09466544 |
| 2000 | 45.59176017 |
| 2001 | 44.51728534 |
| 2002 | 36.80306376 |
| 2003 | 39.79554941 |
| 2004 | 44.01869847 |
| 2005 | 46.38167348 |
| 2006 | 42.91892239 |
| 2007 | 43.65466063 |
| 2008 | 46.99997876 |
| 2009 | 39.74296303 |
| 2010 | 42.85780132 |
| 2011 | 49.66151951 |
| 2012 | 45.64321125 |
| 2013 | 39.190885 |
| 2014 | 37.90207978 |
| 2015 | 31.26147221 |
| 2016 | 29.94618242 |
| 2017 | 32.28212104 |
| 2018 | 34.4715453 |
| 2019 | 33.10494932 |
| 2020 | 28.40224509 |
| 2021 | 33.52820068 |
| 2022 | 37.79442351 |
Africa Western and Central | 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.