Morocco vs South Africa: Manufactures exports

Morocco
9.57 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
43.59 billion current US$
in 2004
Morocco rank
4th
South Africa rank
1st

Manufactures exports over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 43.59 billion current US$ against 9.57 billion current US$ in Morocco, a difference of 34.02 billion current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 4.6 times Morocco's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 164.31 million current US$ 4.93 billion current US$ 4.76 billion current US$ South Africa
1980s 749.10 million current US$ 9.90 billion current US$ 9.15 billion current US$ South Africa
1990s 3.22 billion current US$ 27.46 billion current US$ 24.24 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 4.71 billion current US$ 35.51 billion current US$ 30.80 billion current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures exports, Morocco or South Africa?
South Africa, at 43.59 billion current US$ against 9.57 billion current US$ in Morocco as of 2004.
What is the difference in manufactures exports between Morocco and South Africa?
34.02 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for manufactures exports?
Morocco ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates from the COMTRADE database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufactures exports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank staff estimates from the COMTRADE database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,480 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (nonferrous metals).