Botswana vs North Korea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Botswana
20.0%
in 2023
North Korea
20.7%
in 2023
Botswana rank
69th
North Korea rank
66th

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

  • Botswana
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 20.7% against 20.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.

Botswana ranks 69th and North Korea ranks 66th of 206 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana North Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.3% 38.8% 37.5% North Korea
2010s 11.9% 27.3% 15.4% North Korea
2020s 20.2% 45.1% 24.9% North Korea

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, Botswana or North Korea?
North Korea, at 20.7% against 20.0% in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Botswana and North Korea?
0.7%, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and North Korea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Botswana ranks 69th and North Korea ranks 66th 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.