Egypt vs Ethiopia: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Egypt
32.8%
in 2023
Ethiopia
30.4%
in 2023
Egypt rank
11th
Ethiopia rank
13th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 32.8% against 30.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 14.1% 13.8% 0.3% Egypt
1970s 15.5% 20.0% 4.5% Ethiopia
1980s 8.1% 17.2% 9.1% Ethiopia
1990s 15.7% 22.3% 6.6% Ethiopia
2000s 22.2% 27.1% 4.9% Ethiopia
2010s 34.4% 25.8% 8.5% Egypt
2020s 29.4% 32.1% 2.7% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Egypt, at 32.8% against 30.4% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Egypt and Ethiopia?
2.4%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Egypt ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.