Africa Western and Central vs Libya: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 85.6% against 54.1% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 31.5%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Libya ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.4% | 97.1% | 3.7% | Libya |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 96.4% | 3.0% | Libya |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 93.3% | 4.1% | Libya |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 88.9% | 8.4% | Libya |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 86.0% | 27.3% | Libya |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 79.2% | 30.4% | Libya |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 77.9% | 28.1% | Libya |
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 Libya?
- Libya, at 85.6% 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 Libya?
- 31.5%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Libya rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Libya ranks 38th 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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About this data
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.