Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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 | 41.38873116 |
| 1961 | 38.42791655 |
| 1962 | 35.62024046 |
| 1963 | 48.27328676 |
| 1964 | 46.77617176 |
| 1965 | 45.25270181 |
| 1966 | 48.34308282 |
| 1967 | 44.24037747 |
| 1968 | 44.62467018 |
| 1969 | 43.92618704 |
| 1970 | 40.58361781 |
| 1971 | 42.67369492 |
| 1972 | 40.59678568 |
| 1973 | 43.89883858 |
| 1974 | 51.46585163 |
| 1975 | 48.96106616 |
| 1976 | 49.53520109 |
| 1977 | 51.32713796 |
| 1978 | 48.50890277 |
| 1979 | 50.21204436 |
| 1980 | 55.71526307 |
| 1981 | 54.6925187 |
| 1982 | 49.085718 |
| 1983 | 47.31631 |
| 1984 | 49.15351173 |
| 1985 | 47.36330509 |
| 1986 | 46.8181469 |
| 1987 | 48.92730454 |
| 1988 | 47.24510153 |
| 1989 | 50.94462418 |
| 1990 | 55.05227126 |
| 1991 | 53.84099307 |
| 1992 | 62.26790082 |
| 1993 | 60.43333181 |
| 1994 | 68.00861242 |
| 1995 | 70.23038059 |
| 1996 | 68.47195767 |
| 1997 | 66.53786415 |
| 1998 | 62.94011428 |
| 1999 | 64.59945892 |
| 2000 | 70.62262962 |
| 2001 | 68.40536955 |
| 2002 | 66.2203479 |
| 2003 | 73.09354826 |
| 2004 | 73.79255652 |
| 2005 | 79.49175071 |
| 2006 | 75.99070468 |
| 2007 | 76.42324792 |
| 2008 | 80.51129644 |
| 2009 | 70.10660717 |
| 2010 | 72.96073602 |
| 2011 | 80.10182202 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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.