Egypt vs South Africa: Exports of commodity 2

Egypt
15.57 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
5.48 billion current US$
in 2004
Egypt rank
1st
South Africa rank
4th

Exports of commodity 2 over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B196519882011

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 15.57 billion current US$ against 5.48 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 10.10 billion current US$.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.8 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1987 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 50 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 668.13 million current US$ 1.75 billion current US$ 1.09 billion current US$ South Africa
1990s 1.91 billion current US$ 2.62 billion current US$ 712.90 million current US$ South Africa
2000s 2.90 billion current US$ 3.67 billion current US$ 773.53 million current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of commodity 2, Egypt or South Africa?
Egypt, at 15.57 billion current US$ against 5.48 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in exports of commodity 2 between Egypt and South Africa?
10.10 billion current US$, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2004.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for exports of commodity 2?
Egypt ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Exports of commodity 2 (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exports of commodity 2 (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,405 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Exports of commodity 2 in current US dollars and fob basis.