Central African Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Central African Republic
84.3%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.1%
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 84.3% against 48.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.2%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 96.4% 87.8% 8.6% Central African Republic
1970s 93.7% 88.1% 5.6% Central African Republic
1980s 94.5% 86.6% 7.9% Central African Republic
1990s 71.0% 79.2% 8.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 83.2% 57.6% 25.6% Central African Republic
2010s 64.3% 47.2% 17.1% Central African Republic
2020s 73.1% 48.0% 25.0% Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Central African Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Central African Republic, at 84.3% against 48.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Central African Republic ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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.