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

Mali
57.1%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
20.7%
in 2023
Mali rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

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

  • Mali
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 57.1% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 36.4%.

That makes Mali's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 75.1% 7.4% 67.7% Mali
1970s 42.1% 7.5% 34.6% Mali
1980s 24.6% 8.1% 16.5% Mali
1990s 6.8% 11.4% 4.7% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 54.0% 18.0% 36.0% Mali
2010s 55.5% 24.2% 31.3% Mali
2020s 54.4% 21.5% 32.9% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mali, at 57.1% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?
36.4%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Mali ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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.