Benin vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Benin
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Benin currently reports 72.0% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 40.8%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 4.8% | 3.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.4% | 0.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 5.4% | 2.5% | Benin |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 9.3% | 41.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 24.2% | 29.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 28.5% | 25.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 30.4% | 45.2% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Benin, at 72.0% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 40.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Benin ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
Individual pages
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.