Angola vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise Terms of Trade

Angola
366.72 1987 = 100
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
104.88 1987 = 100
in 2011
Angola rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Merchandise Terms of Trade over time

  • Angola
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
100200300400196519882011

How they compare

Angola currently reports 366.72 1987 = 100 against 104.88 1987 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 261.84 1987 = 100.

That makes Angola's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 87.09 1987 = 100 99.26 1987 = 100 12.16 1987 = 100 Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 92.48 1987 = 100 94.22 1987 = 100 1.74 1987 = 100 Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 223.33 1987 = 100 100.66 1987 = 100 122.66 1987 = 100 Angola
2010s 331.07 1987 = 100 108.23 1987 = 100 222.83 1987 = 100 Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise terms of trade, Angola or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Angola, at 366.72 1987 = 100 against 104.88 1987 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise terms of trade between Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
261.84 1987 = 100, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise terms of trade?
Angola ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100)
Unit
1987 = 100
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,550 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Net barter (merchandise) terms of trade (1987 = 100) are the ratio of the export price index to the corresponding import price index measured relative to the base year of 1987.