Bahrain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Bahrain
0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bahrain rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3202 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Across all 56 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 203 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8342 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1953 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6389 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1980s 0.7683 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5922 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 0.6242 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4571 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 0.6202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3893 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 0.5264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3124 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2020s 0.5303 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3347 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bahrain, at 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.3202 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.