India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
India currently reports 21.4% against 12.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9.1%.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
India ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 206 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 2.2% | 2.6% | India |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 3.0% | 10.8% | India |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 5.4% | 14.6% | India |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 4.5% | 17.2% | India |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 7.6% | 6.7% | India |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 9.0% | 14.4% | India |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 10.7% | 12.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, India or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- India, at 21.4% against 12.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 9.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- India ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.