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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.1%
in 2023
Yemen
23.2%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th
Yemen rank
20th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

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

Yemen currently reports 23.2% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 20th of 47 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 2.4% 10.5% 8.1% Yemen
2000s 2.0% 9.4% 7.5% Yemen
2010s 3.9% 15.6% 11.7% Yemen
2020s 7.0% 30.8% 23.8% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Yemen?
Yemen, at 23.2% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen?
16.1%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 20th 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.