Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Niger
21.4%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.1%
in 2023
Niger rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Niger
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 21.4% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Niger's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Niger ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.1% 2.3% 1.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 1.4% 1.9% 0.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 2.9% 2.5% 0.4% Niger
1990s 0.7% 2.4% 1.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.6% 2.0% 1.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.7% 3.9% 2.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 12.7% 7.0% 5.7% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Niger, at 21.4% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14.3%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Niger ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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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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.