Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Saint Kitts and Nevis
80.9%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
48.4%
in 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 80.9% against 48.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 32.5%.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Kitts and Nevis Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 84.1% 81.7% 2.5% Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 90.4% 73.7% 16.7% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 93.2% 60.3% 33.0% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 88.2% 51.1% 37.1% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s 85.7% 47.1% 38.6% Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 80.9% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32.5%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 39th 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.