Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time
- Portugal
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.6% against 0.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | Portugal |
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, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Portugal, at 2.6% against 0.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Portugal ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 204 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.