Maldives 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
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 58.8% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 27.6%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.0% | 5.0% | 29.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 9.3% | 1.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 24.2% | 1.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 28.5% | 8.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 30.4% | 24.0% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Maldives, at 58.8% 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 Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 27.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Maldives ranks 13th 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.