Benin vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 77.8% against 72.0% in Benin, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Benin |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 1.0% | 3.4% | Benin |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 15.0% | 38.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 54.0% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 68.1% | 7.5% | 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 77.8% against 72.0% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 5.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Benin ranks 8th and Sierra Leone 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.