Uganda vs Zambia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Uganda
17.6%
in 2023
Zambia
19.5%
in 2023
Uganda rank
76th
Zambia rank
73rd

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

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 19.5% against 17.6% in Uganda, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 76th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 11.6% 2.2% 9.4% Uganda
1970s 6.3% 10.6% 4.3% Zambia
1980s 3.0% 19.7% 16.7% Zambia
1990s 4.7% 25.3% 20.6% Zambia
2000s 2.6% 12.0% 9.4% Zambia
2010s 5.9% 18.6% 12.8% Zambia
2020s 9.9% 20.1% 10.2% Zambia

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, Uganda or Zambia?
Zambia, at 19.5% against 17.6% in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Uganda and Zambia?
1.9%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Uganda ranks 76th and Zambia ranks 73rd 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.