Qatar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia over time
- Qatar
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 17.7% against 6.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Qatar ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 6.7% | 1.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 8.2% | 4.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 7.4% | 10.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia, Qatar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Qatar, at 17.7% against 6.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 11.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Qatar ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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 South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.