Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 84.2% against 48.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.1%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 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.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.8% | 74.6% | 13.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 88.1% | 79.1% | 9.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 86.6% | 85.9% | 0.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 89.5% | 10.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 89.8% | 32.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 85.0% | 37.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 83.9% | 35.9% | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 84.2% 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 United Kingdom?
- 36.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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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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.