Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Benin
72.0%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
34.4%
in 2023
Benin rank
8th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
6th

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

  • Benin
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 72.0% against 34.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 37.6%.

That makes Benin's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Benin ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.2% 11.5% 10.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 3.6% 6.6% 3.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 7.9% 13.1% 5.2% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 50.4% 12.1% 38.2% Benin
2000s 53.6% 19.0% 34.6% Benin
2010s 53.6% 34.3% 19.3% Benin
2020s 75.5% 36.9% 38.6% Benin

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, Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Benin, at 72.0% against 34.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
37.6%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Benin ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.