Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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 | 45.34840835 |
| 1961 | 42.40420598 |
| 1962 | 40.10004398 |
| 1963 | 49.1178495 |
| 1964 | 49.01651816 |
| 1965 | 47.68220796 |
| 1966 | 48.46414885 |
| 1967 | 46.18579658 |
| 1968 | 46.01336363 |
| 1969 | 44.75872117 |
| 1970 | 42.50717476 |
| 1971 | 44.41204582 |
| 1972 | 42.89095374 |
| 1973 | 45.21895145 |
| 1974 | 52.94348049 |
| 1975 | 51.55497583 |
| 1976 | 51.27452578 |
| 1977 | 52.22962079 |
| 1978 | 50.98820482 |
| 1979 | 53.12891011 |
| 1980 | 57.83549637 |
| 1981 | 55.98149325 |
| 1982 | 50.43676306 |
| 1983 | 46.65628429 |
| 1984 | 49.09858824 |
| 1985 | 49.52594508 |
| 1986 | 48.7442134 |
| 1987 | 49.58234889 |
| 1988 | 49.0869433 |
| 1989 | 49.80442411 |
| 1990 | 50.39874016 |
| 1991 | 48.01659968 |
| 1992 | 52.1331157 |
| 1993 | 51.40201913 |
| 1994 | 55.58286739 |
| 1995 | 58.33081279 |
| 1996 | 59.41606516 |
| 1997 | 58.18772521 |
| 1998 | 57.18120677 |
| 1999 | 57.43516991 |
| 2000 | 63.14890248 |
| 2001 | 63.34576869 |
| 2002 | 64.35546101 |
| 2003 | 64.98295805 |
| 2004 | 64.94079055 |
| 2005 | 69.56586796 |
| 2006 | 70.76151086 |
| 2007 | 72.35719364 |
| 2008 | 78.23462906 |
| 2009 | 64.91836664 |
| 2010 | 66.52156511 |
| 2011 | 72.46927649 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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.