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