Ghana vs South Africa: Exports of commodity 3

Ghana
9.76 billion current US$
in 2010
South Africa
12.32 billion current US$
in 2004
Ghana rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st

Exports of commodity 3 over time

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B196519872010

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12.32 billion current US$ against 9.76 billion current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 2.56 billion current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 50 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 108.68 million current US$ 1.37 billion current US$ 1.26 billion current US$ South Africa
1980s 249.72 million current US$ 1.57 billion current US$ 1.32 billion current US$ South Africa
1990s 692.07 million current US$ 4.97 billion current US$ 4.28 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 1.75 billion current US$ 10.07 billion current US$ 8.32 billion current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of commodity 3, Ghana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 12.32 billion current US$ against 9.76 billion current US$ in Ghana as of 2004.
What is the difference in exports of commodity 3 between Ghana and South Africa?
2.56 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2004.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for exports of commodity 3?
Ghana ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Exports of commodity 3 (current US$). 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 3 (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,338 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Exports of commodity 3 in current US dollars and fob basis.