Morocco vs South Africa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Morocco
0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Morocco rank
73rd
South Africa rank
74th

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

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Morocco ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 74th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.1299 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1721 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.1649 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2032 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2812 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco, at 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Morocco and South Africa?
0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Morocco ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 74th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.