India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin

India
4.1%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.3%
in 2023
India rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

India currently reports 4.1% against 1.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes India's figure about 3.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

India ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.5% 0.3% 1.3% India
1970s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.2% 1.8% 1.6% Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.9% 1.5% 0.6% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.2% 1.5% 0.7% India
2010s 3.6% 1.2% 2.4% India
2020s 4.2% 1.1% 3.1% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
India, at 4.1% against 1.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.8%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
India ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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
250 places, 11,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.