Africa Western and Central vs Finland: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Africa Western and Central
54.1%
in 2023
Finland
84.7%
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
38th
Finland rank
40th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 84.7% against 54.1% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 30.6%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Finland ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 93.4% 91.1% 2.3% Africa Western and Central
1970s 93.3% 91.4% 2.0% Africa Western and Central
1980s 89.2% 91.2% 2.0% Finland
1990s 80.5% 90.9% 10.4% Finland
2000s 58.6% 87.9% 29.3% Finland
2010s 48.8% 84.8% 36.0% Finland
2020s 49.7% 85.2% 35.5% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Africa Western and Central or Finland?
Finland, at 84.7% against 54.1% in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Africa Western and Central and Finland?
30.6%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Finland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Finland rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Finland ranks 40th 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.