France vs Italy: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

France
5.0%
in 2023
Italy
5.5%
in 2023
France rank
67th
Italy rank
64th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 5.5% against 5.0% in France, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 67th and Italy ranks 64th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 13.7% 5.6% 8.1% France
1970s 10.0% 9.0% 0.9% France
1980s 10.3% 11.8% 1.5% Italy
1990s 5.9% 5.2% 0.7% France
2000s 5.9% 5.7% 0.2% France
2010s 6.6% 6.9% 0.2% Italy
2020s 5.3% 5.3% 0.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, France or Italy?
Italy, at 5.5% against 5.0% in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between France and Italy?
0.5%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Italy rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
France ranks 67th and Italy ranks 64th 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.