Africa Western and Central vs Netherlands: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands
0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
10th
Netherlands rank
10th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.5028 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 3.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3277 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1970s 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3852 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1980s 0.1699 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4155 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2456 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1990s 0.1651 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4412 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2761 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2000s 0.254 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2010s 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7449 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2020s 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6179 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Netherlands?
0.5028 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Netherlands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.