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