Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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 | 37.88811706 |
| 1961 | 36.83084566 |
| 1962 | 33.98471476 |
| 1963 | 32.8363653 |
| 1964 | 38.42110803 |
| 1965 | 37.32723449 |
| 1966 | 35.15228571 |
| 1967 | 37.24682341 |
| 1968 | 36.67415881 |
| 1969 | 35.88109846 |
| 1970 | 34.69197996 |
| 1971 | 38.66739964 |
| 1972 | 35.68534291 |
| 1973 | 37.90782068 |
| 1974 | 45.22468439 |
| 1975 | 43.75622283 |
| 1976 | 43.99499987 |
| 1977 | 46.82816126 |
| 1978 | 45.77434014 |
| 1979 | 47.1704458 |
| 1980 | 55.40208834 |
| 1981 | 50.49150756 |
| 1982 | 45.18749311 |
| 1983 | 43.72844961 |
| 1984 | 44.14302057 |
| 1985 | 44.679417 |
| 1986 | 37.87336403 |
| 1987 | 36.76927534 |
| 1988 | 37.12113516 |
| 1989 | 38.10361739 |
| 1990 | 41.93055566 |
| 1991 | 39.75823185 |
| 1992 | 41.06368229 |
| 1993 | 42.07917513 |
| 1994 | 44.68104861 |
| 1995 | 47.42019756 |
| 1996 | 48.84770244 |
| 1997 | 49.78985332 |
| 1998 | 47.67842392 |
| 1999 | 48.37114829 |
| 2000 | 52.11929475 |
| 2001 | 53.09925354 |
| 2002 | 51.98550169 |
| 2003 | 50.48989749 |
| 2004 | 53.2559769 |
| 2005 | 56.47015647 |
| 2006 | 57.768369 |
| 2007 | 59.71602975 |
| 2008 | 66.61022727 |
| 2009 | 54.74833063 |
| 2010 | 56.09349995 |
| 2011 | 62.78869512 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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.