Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Guyana
0.492 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Guyana rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th

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

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.492 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2946 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guyana's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.434 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0764 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3576 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1970s 0.5174 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4129 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1980s 0.5195 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4398 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
1990s 0.8149 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7187 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2000s 0.5002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2597 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2010s 0.3071 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0967 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2020s 0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3806 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guyana, at 0.492 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.2946 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Guyana ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.