North Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time
- North Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 74.2% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 53.5%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 203 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 8.0% | 29.1% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 11.4% | 7.2% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 18.0% | 15.4% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 24.2% | 42.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 21.5% | 25.8% | North Korea |
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, North Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- North Korea, at 74.2% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between North Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 53.5%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- North Korea ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.