Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3109 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0718 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
- 0.3109 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 24th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.