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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.1%
in 2023
Tunisia
84.5%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Tunisia rank
42nd

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

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

Tunisia currently reports 84.5% against 48.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Tunisia ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 87.8% 86.8% 1.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 88.1% 85.6% 2.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 86.6% 85.2% 1.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 79.2% 84.3% 5.0% Tunisia
2000s 57.6% 85.1% 27.5% Tunisia
2010s 47.2% 83.5% 36.3% Tunisia
2020s 48.0% 83.8% 35.8% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 84.5% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
36.4%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tunisia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Tunisia ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
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.