Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sudan: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
13.2%
in 2023
Sudan
59.9%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
5th
Sudan rank
4th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 59.9% against 13.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 46.7%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 4.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 4th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4% 9.8% 2.4% Sudan
1970s 5.0% 13.3% 8.2% Sudan
1980s 7.5% 30.0% 22.5% Sudan
1990s 8.5% 28.7% 20.1% Sudan
2000s 11.1% 13.3% 2.2% Sudan
2010s 12.7% 55.7% 43.0% Sudan
2020s 13.5% 59.9% 46.4% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sudan?
Sudan, at 59.9% against 13.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sudan?
46.7%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sudan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sudan rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 4th of 47 groups.
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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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.