Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 28.1% against 7.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.3% | 1.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 10.3% | 6.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 28.2% | 21.1% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 28.1% 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 Zimbabwe?
- 21.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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
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.