Angola vs South Africa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Angola
0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Angola rank
77th
South Africa rank
74th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Angola, a difference of 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 74th of 203 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Angola |
| 1990s | 0.5826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Angola |
| 2000s | 0.5927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Angola |
| 2010s | 0.4473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2812 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Angola or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Angola and South Africa?
- 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Angola ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 74th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.