Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region

Ethiopia
10.1%
in 2023
Nigeria
10.2%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
116th
Nigeria rank
115th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 10.2% against 10.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 115th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 2.1% 2.0% 0.1% Ethiopia
1970s 1.5% 2.1% 0.7% Nigeria
1980s 1.2% 4.3% 3.1% Nigeria
1990s 1.1% 8.4% 7.3% Nigeria
2000s 3.0% 19.2% 16.2% Nigeria
2010s 11.3% 24.3% 13.0% Nigeria
2020s 13.3% 17.5% 4.2% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 10.2% against 10.1% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
Ethiopia ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 115th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within 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 within 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
249 places, 12,966 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.