Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uganda: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Sub-Saharan Africa
7.1%
in 2023
Uganda
26.3%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th
Uganda rank
18th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 26.3% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19.2%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 2.5% 4.3% 1.8% Uganda
1970s 1.9% 4.7% 2.8% Uganda
1980s 2.5% 2.3% 0.2% Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2.4% 2.9% 0.5% Uganda
2000s 2.1% 14.5% 12.4% Uganda
2010s 4.0% 20.8% 16.8% Uganda
2020s 7.0% 28.0% 21.0% Uganda

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 or Uganda?
Uganda, at 26.3% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?
19.2%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 18th 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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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.