Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
21st
Switzerland rank
24th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
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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.

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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.