Ethiopia vs Sudan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Ethiopia
22.5%
in 2023
Sudan
22.7%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
59th
Sudan rank
58th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 22.7% against 22.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 59th and Sudan ranks 58th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 9.4% 24.7% 15.3% Sudan
1970s 12.6% 29.1% 16.6% Sudan
1980s 9.2% 25.0% 15.9% Sudan
1990s 12.6% 31.5% 18.9% Sudan
2000s 29.0% 42.0% 13.0% Sudan
2010s 28.4% 14.3% 14.1% Ethiopia
2020s 19.5% 22.7% 3.2% Sudan

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, Ethiopia or Sudan?
Sudan, at 22.7% against 22.5% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Ethiopia and Sudan?
0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Ethiopia ranks 59th and Sudan ranks 58th 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.