Africa Western and Central vs Maldives: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 58.8% against 30.2% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 28.6%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.9 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 13th and Maldives ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 35.0% | 31.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 11.0% | 1.6% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 25.6% | 3.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 36.6% | 9.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 54.4% | 23.9% | Maldives |
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 Western and Central or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 58.8% against 30.2% in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Africa Western and Central and Maldives?
- 28.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Maldives?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Maldives rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 13th and Maldives ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.