France vs Spain: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

France
13.4%
in 2023
Spain
13.1%
in 2023
France rank
90th
Spain rank
91st

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

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

France currently reports 13.4% against 13.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 90th and Spain ranks 91st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 28.3% 17.0% 11.3% France
1970s 20.9% 20.9% 0.0% Spain
1980s 18.3% 19.9% 1.6% Spain
1990s 12.4% 11.0% 1.4% France
2000s 11.9% 10.9% 1.0% France
2010s 15.6% 15.0% 0.6% France
2020s 13.9% 13.8% 0.0% France

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, France or Spain?
France, at 13.4% against 13.1% in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between France and Spain?
0.3%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Spain rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
France ranks 90th and Spain ranks 91st 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.