Africa Eastern and Southern vs Namibia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia
0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
31st
Namibia rank
28th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.2578 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1833 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2744 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3592 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3184 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3867 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4287 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia?
0.2578 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Namibia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.