Angola vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Angola
60.2%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
31.2%
in 2023
Angola rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th

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

  • Angola
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 60.2% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 29.0%.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Angola ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7% 5.1% 4.4% Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 0.3% 4.9% 4.6% Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 8.3% 5.0% 3.3% Angola
1990s 6.3% 9.3% 3.0% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 56.7% 24.2% 32.5% Angola
2010s 61.1% 28.5% 32.6% Angola
2020s 68.0% 30.4% 37.6% Angola

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, Angola or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Angola, at 60.2% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
29.0%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Angola ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 206 countries.
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.