Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Benin or Eritrea?

Eritrea, at 11.9% against 11.5% in Benin as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eritrea?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Benin vs Eritrea: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Benin

11.5%

in 2023

Eritrea

11.9%

in 2023

Benin rank

198th

Eritrea rank

197th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

Benin
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 11.9% against 11.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Benin ranks 198th and Eritrea ranks 197th of 206 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.4%	51.5%	36.1%	Eritrea
2010s	13.3%	41.9%	28.6%	Eritrea
2020s	10.0%	15.0%	5.0%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Benin or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 11.9% against 11.5% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Benin and Eritrea?: 0.4%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eritrea?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Eritrea rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?: Benin ranks 198th and Eritrea ranks 197th 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: 17 September 2026

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.