Niger vs United States: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Niger
- United States
How they compare
Niger currently reports 21.3% against 18.5% in United States, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Niger ranks 198th and United States ranks 199th of 204 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 6.8% | 2.5% | Niger |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 11.7% | 10.3% | Niger |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 14.5% | 22.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 16.8% | 9.2% | Niger |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 19.7% | 12.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 21.7% | 16.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 19.0% | 7.9% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Niger or United States?
- Niger, at 21.3% against 18.5% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Niger and United States?
- 2.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and United States rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Niger ranks 198th and United States ranks 199th 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.