Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Mauritius
815,538 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
17,463 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 815,538 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,463 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 798,075 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 46.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 204 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 32,938 current US$ per square kilometre 189.04 current US$ per square kilometre 32,749 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1970s 107,013 current US$ per square kilometre 764.67 current US$ per square kilometre 106,248 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 274,353 current US$ per square kilometre 1,271 current US$ per square kilometre 273,082 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 690,777 current US$ per square kilometre 2,034 current US$ per square kilometre 688,743 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 904,979 current US$ per square kilometre 9,226 current US$ per square kilometre 895,753 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,518 current US$ per square kilometre 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 828,348 current US$ per square kilometre 16,386 current US$ per square kilometre 811,962 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mauritius, at 815,538 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,463 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
798,075 current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Mauritius ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.