Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

Romania
0.0%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0%
in 2023
Romania rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
43rd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Romania's figure about 20.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Romania ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Romania
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Romania
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Romania, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
Romania ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.