Mongolia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Mongolia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 106.7% against 44.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 62.2%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Mongolia ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.5% | 34.6% | 24.8% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 33.1% | 37.9% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 44.2% | 49.1% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 43.5% | 45.9% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 111.3% | 40.4% | 71.0% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Mongolia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Mongolia, at 106.7% against 44.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 62.2%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Mongolia ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.