Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Ethiopia
2.86 billion current US$
in 2023
Madagascar
3.09 billion current US$
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
136th
Madagascar rank
134th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.09 billion current US$ against 2.86 billion current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 235.16 million current US$.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 136th and Madagascar ranks 134th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 89.51 million current US$ 79.88 million current US$ 9.63 million current US$ Ethiopia
1970s 222.46 million current US$ 214.07 million current US$ 8.38 million current US$ Ethiopia
1980s 336.64 million current US$ 275.50 million current US$ 61.15 million current US$ Ethiopia
1990s 355.56 million current US$ 254.01 million current US$ 101.55 million current US$ Ethiopia
2000s 706.20 million current US$ 936.18 million current US$ 229.98 million current US$ Madagascar
2010s 2.30 billion current US$ 1.99 billion current US$ 315.39 million current US$ Ethiopia
2020s 2.88 billion current US$ 2.82 billion current US$ 59.17 million current US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 3.09 billion current US$ against 2.86 billion current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
235.16 million current US$, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Ethiopia ranks 136th and Madagascar ranks 134th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.