Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Poland
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Poland currently reports 82.4% against 48.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 34.0%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.0% | 83.6% | 8.3% | Poland |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 81.4% | 1.0% | Poland |
| 1990s | 90.0% | 73.7% | 16.3% | Poland |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 60.4% | 29.4% | Poland |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 51.3% | 35.5% | Poland |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 47.3% | 34.2% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Poland, at 82.4% against 48.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34.0%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Poland ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.