Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 85.2% against 54.1% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 31.1%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.6% | 91.3% | 2.3% | Africa Western and Central |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 95.0% | 1.7% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 96.0% | 6.8% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 73.0% | 7.5% | Africa Western and Central |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 64.7% | 6.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 79.8% | 31.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 84.5% | 34.7% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 85.2% 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 Somalia?
- 31.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 39th 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.