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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.1%
in 2023
Tuvalu
84.6%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Tuvalu rank
41st

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

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

Tuvalu currently reports 84.6% against 48.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Tuvalu ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 57.6% 63.0% 5.4% Tuvalu
2010s 47.2% 35.3% 11.9% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 48.0% 60.5% 12.4% Tuvalu

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 Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 84.6% 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 Tuvalu?
36.5%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Tuvalu ranks 41st 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.