Africa Eastern and Southern vs Romania: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Africa Eastern and Southern
44.4%
in 2023
Romania
83.1%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
46th
Romania rank
49th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 83.1% against 44.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 38.7%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.9 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 46th and Romania ranks 49th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 82.1% 76.5% 5.5% Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 78.8% 71.3% 7.5% Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 80.3% 64.0% 16.3% Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 76.6% 73.4% 3.2% Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 58.3% 83.6% 25.2% Romania
2010s 46.0% 82.3% 36.3% Romania
2020s 47.1% 84.2% 37.2% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Africa Eastern and Southern or Romania?
Romania, at 83.1% against 44.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania?
38.7%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 46th and Romania ranks 49th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies (% 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
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.