Aruba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Aruba
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 81.6% against 48.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 33.2%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Aruba has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 71.0% | 20.2% | Aruba |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 60.4% | 27.3% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 51.3% | 34.5% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 47.3% | 34.9% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Aruba or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Aruba, at 81.6% against 48.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 33.2%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Aruba ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.