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

Sub-Saharan Africa
48.2%
in 2023
Tuvalu
84.6%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st
Tuvalu rank
41st

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 84.6% against 48.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 36.4%.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Tuvalu ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 57.8% 63.0% 5.3% Tuvalu
2010s 47.3% 35.3% 12.0% Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 48.1% 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 or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 84.6% 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 Tuvalu?
36.4%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st 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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About this data

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.