Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time
- Norway
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 417.41 billion current US$ against 177.53 billion current US$ in Norway, a difference of 239.88 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Norway ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 billion current US$ | 3.67 billion current US$ | 2.34 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 6.41 billion current US$ | 15.40 billion current US$ | 8.99 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 19.45 billion current US$ | 25.61 billion current US$ | 6.16 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 38.01 billion current US$ | 42.67 billion current US$ | 4.65 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 97.58 billion current US$ | 197.04 billion current US$ | 99.46 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 126.04 billion current US$ | 361.25 billion current US$ | 235.20 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 178.12 billion current US$ | 391.67 billion current US$ | 213.55 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 417.41 billion current US$ against 177.53 billion current US$ in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 239.88 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Norway ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.