Africa Eastern and Southern vs Turkmenistan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Africa Eastern and Southern
31.8%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
65.1%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
8th
Turkmenistan rank
9th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 65.1% against 31.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 33.3%.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 2.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Turkmenistan ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 10.3% 12.8% 2.5% Turkmenistan
2000s 24.6% 10.3% 14.3% Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 29.5% 77.3% 47.8% Turkmenistan
2020s 30.3% 72.6% 42.3% Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Africa Eastern and Southern or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 65.1% against 31.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Africa Eastern and Southern and Turkmenistan?
33.3%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Turkmenistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Turkmenistan rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Turkmenistan ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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
253 places, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.