Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Italy
84.0%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.1%
in 2023
Italy rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 84.0% against 48.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 35.9%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Italy ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 81.4% 87.8% 6.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 81.8% 88.1% 6.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 83.4% 86.6% 3.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 87.1% 79.2% 7.9% Italy
2000s 85.7% 57.6% 28.0% Italy
2010s 82.1% 47.2% 35.0% Italy
2020s 84.6% 48.0% 36.6% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Italy, at 84.0% 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 Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35.9%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Italy ranks 45th 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.