Merchandise trade (% of GDP) - Country Ranking - Africa
Definition: 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.
Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 187.51 | 2020 |
| 2 | Lesotho | 143.93 | 2020 |
| 3 | Seychelles | 135.49 | 2020 |
| 4 | Namibia | 116.99 | 2020 |
| 5 | Libya | 83.15 | 2020 |
| 6 | Eswatini | 81.46 | 2020 |
| 7 | Tunisia | 77.28 | 2020 |
| 8 | Zambia | 72.57 | 2020 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 71.76 | 2020 |
| 10 | Botswana | 71.56 | 2020 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 70.45 | 2020 |
| 12 | Sudan | 63.95 | 2020 |
| 13 | Morocco | 61.88 | 2020 |
| 14 | Eritrea | 59.50 | 2020 |
| 15 | Guinea | 57.20 | 2020 |
| 16 | Mauritius | 55.17 | 2020 |
| 17 | Liberia | 53.42 | 2020 |
| 18 | Angola | 52.21 | 2020 |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 52.06 | 2020 |
| 20 | Gabon | 51.19 | 2020 |
| 21 | Congo | 51.10 | 2020 |
| 22 | South Africa | 50.65 | 2020 |
| 23 | Mali | 50.39 | 2020 |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.13 | 2020 |
| 25 | Chad | 48.92 | 2020 |
| 26 | Senegal | 47.64 | 2020 |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 47.34 | 2020 |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 45.37 | 2020 |
| 29 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 42.66 | 2020 |
| 30 | Togo | 41.90 | 2020 |
| 31 | The Gambia | 40.47 | 2020 |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 39.99 | 2020 |
| 33 | Madagascar | 39.91 | 2020 |
| 34 | Ghana | 39.25 | 2020 |
| 35 | Algeria | 39.13 | 2020 |
| 36 | Rwanda | 38.22 | 2020 |
| 37 | Burundi | 37.69 | 2020 |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.79 | 2020 |
| 39 | Benin | 35.65 | 2020 |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.73 | 2020 |
| 41 | Uganda | 32.98 | 2020 |
| 42 | São Tomé and Principe | 31.72 | 2020 |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 30.55 | 2020 |
| 44 | Malawi | 29.44 | 2020 |
| 45 | Niger | 24.57 | 2020 |
| 46 | Comoros | 24.36 | 2020 |
| 47 | Egypt | 23.67 | 2020 |
| 48 | Tanzania | 22.35 | 2020 |
| 49 | Cameroon | 21.44 | 2020 |
| 50 | Kenya | 21.25 | 2020 |
| 51 | Nigeria | 21.06 | 2020 |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 15.21 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
