Romania vs South Africa: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global
Romania
0.6%
in 2024
South Africa
0.5%
in 2024
Romania rank
39th
South Africa rank
41st
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Romania ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 41st of 235 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Romania or South Africa?
- Romania, at 0.6% against 0.5% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Romania and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Romania ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 41st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.