Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Finland
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Finland currently reports 84.7% against 48.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 36.5%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Finland ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.1% | 87.8% | 3.3% | Finland |
| 1970s | 91.4% | 88.1% | 3.3% | Finland |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 86.6% | 4.6% | Finland |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 79.2% | 11.6% | Finland |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 57.8% | 30.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 47.3% | 37.6% | Finland |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 48.1% | 37.2% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Finland, at 84.7% against 48.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 36.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Finland ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st 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.