Iceland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Iceland
81.4%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.4%
in 2023
Iceland rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Iceland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.