Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Bangladesh
88.5%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
60.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 88.5% against 60.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 28.2%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 60.8% 90.2% 29.4% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 64.9% 83.0% 18.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 88.1% 82.8% 5.2% Bangladesh
2000s 92.3% 74.1% 18.2% Bangladesh
2010s 88.5% 59.6% 29.0% Bangladesh
2020s 89.0% 57.6% 31.4% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 88.5% against 60.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
28.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Bangladesh ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 206 countries.
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.