Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Merchandise Terms of Trade

Sierra Leone
240.62 1987 = 100
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
102.23 1987 = 100
in 2011
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
6th

Merchandise Terms of Trade over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
100150200250196519882011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 240.62 1987 = 100 against 102.23 1987 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 138.39 1987 = 100.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th of 50 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 118.32 1987 = 100 94.28 1987 = 100 24.04 1987 = 100 Sierra Leone
2000s 193.97 1987 = 100 100.27 1987 = 100 93.7 1987 = 100 Sierra Leone
2010s 246.47 1987 = 100 106.4 1987 = 100 140.07 1987 = 100 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise terms of trade, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sierra Leone, at 240.62 1987 = 100 against 102.23 1987 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise terms of trade between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
138.39 1987 = 100, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise terms of trade?
Sierra Leone ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th 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.