Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4.9%
in 2023
Yemen
21.3%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
4th
Yemen rank
3rd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 21.3% against 4.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 4.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 4.7% 3.2% 1.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 6.4% 1.1% 5.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 5.2% 4.4% 0.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 4.9% 20.2% 15.4% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Yemen?
Yemen, at 21.3% against 4.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
16.4%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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
251 places, 11,828 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.