Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tunisia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 84.5% against 48.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 36.3%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Tunisia ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.8% | 86.8% | 1.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 88.1% | 85.6% | 2.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 86.6% | 85.2% | 1.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 84.3% | 5.0% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 85.1% | 27.4% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 83.5% | 36.2% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 83.8% | 35.7% | 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 or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 84.5% against 48.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia?
- 36.3%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st 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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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.