Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 77.8% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 46.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 4.4% | 3.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 4.8% | 4.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 24.2% | 9.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 28.6% | 25.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 30.4% | 37.7% | Sierra Leone |
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, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sierra Leone, at 77.8% against 31.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 46.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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.