What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Zambia?

0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

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.

Namibia vs Zambia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Namibia

0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Namibia rank

28th

Zambia rank

29th

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

Namibia
Zambia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 29th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.4577 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3057 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
1990s	0.3592 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
2000s	0.3184 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
2010s	0.3867 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
2020s	0.4287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Zambia?: Namibia, at 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Zambia?: 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Namibia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 29th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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: 18 August 2026

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.