Benin vs North America: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Benin
- North America
How they compare
Benin currently reports 72.0% against 32.4% in North America, a difference of 39.6%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North America ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and North America ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 21.1% | 19.9% | North America |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 19.1% | 15.5% | North America |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 18.1% | 10.2% | North America |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 19.6% | 30.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 24.1% | 29.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 31.9% | 21.7% | Benin |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 33.0% | 42.5% | 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 North America?
- Benin, at 72.0% against 32.4% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Benin and North America?
- 39.6%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and North America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and North America rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Benin ranks 8th and North America ranks 7th 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.