Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 56.7% against 21.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35.7%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 1.3% | 32.1% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 3.0% | 7.6% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 14.8% | 9.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 17.8% | 16.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 19.7% | 30.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Maldives, at 56.7% against 21.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Maldives ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.