Africa Western and Central vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Africa Western and Central
0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4524 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
35th
Switzerland rank
36th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.4524 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.2797 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 44 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1138 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1675 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1970s 0.1873 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1966 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1980s 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2207 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1990s 0.1539 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2000s 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4119 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2008 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4466 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Africa Western and Central or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.4524 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Africa Western and Central and Switzerland?
0.2797 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.