Egypt vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 26.6% against 25.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.4% | 2.2% | 24.2% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 1.0% | 16.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 10.1% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 27.2% | 6.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 29.2% | 5.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 27.6% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
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, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 26.6% against 25.6% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 1.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Egypt ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 49th 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.