Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in

Cape Verde
9.2%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
8.5%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
43rd
Sierra Leone rank
46th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 9.2% against 8.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 46th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 17.8% 1.2% 16.5% Cape Verde
1980s 18.2% 2.9% 15.3% Cape Verde
2000s 5.2% 43.4% 38.2% Sierra Leone
2010s 1.3% 17.3% 15.9% Sierra Leone
2020s 8.3% 13.3% 5.0% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
Cape Verde, at 9.2% against 8.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
0.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Cape Verde ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 46th 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 Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan 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, 12,428 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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