Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 79.6% against 48.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 31.2%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.6% | 75.4% | 8.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 83.6% | 83.0% | 0.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 81.4% | 90.5% | 9.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 90.1% | 16.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 83.8% | 23.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 78.8% | 27.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 77.2% | 30.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 79.6% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
- 31.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
- 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.