Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Iraq
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 60.0% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 28.8%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 5.1% | 4.0% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 5.3% | 8.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 5.0% | 32.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 9.3% | 1.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 24.2% | 10.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 28.5% | 14.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 30.4% | 33.0% | Iraq |
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, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Iraq, at 60.0% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28.8%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Iraq ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th 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.