Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Spain
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Spain currently reports 83.8% against 48.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 35.7%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Spain ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.6% | 87.8% | 6.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 76.7% | 88.1% | 11.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 78.3% | 86.6% | 8.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 79.2% | 8.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 57.6% | 29.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 47.2% | 35.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 48.0% | 35.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Spain, at 83.8% 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 Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Spain ranks 46th 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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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.