Eritrea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Eritrea
79.7%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
34.4%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
3rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
6th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 79.7% against 34.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 45.3%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Eritrea ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 31.9% 19.0% 12.9% Eritrea
2010s 55.6% 34.3% 21.3% Eritrea
2020s 82.7% 36.9% 45.7% Eritrea

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, Eritrea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Eritrea, at 79.7% against 34.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
45.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Eritrea ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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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.