Iceland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Iceland
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 81.4% against 48.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 33.0%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.1% | 83.6% | 13.5% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 96.5% | 83.6% | 12.9% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 97.8% | 81.4% | 16.4% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 73.7% | 23.3% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 60.3% | 30.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 51.1% | 30.3% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 47.1% | 33.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Iceland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Iceland, at 81.4% against 48.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 33.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Iceland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th 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.