Middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Middle income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 40.5% against 19.9% in Middle income, a difference of 20.6%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Middle income ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 8.5% | 2.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 10.5% | 5.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 14.1% | 5.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 15.7% | 9.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 36.5% | 24.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 36.7% | 18.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 41.4% | 22.4% | Saudi Arabia |
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, Middle income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 40.5% against 19.9% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 20.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Middle income ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- 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.