Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Mauritius
5.1%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.1%
in 2023
Mauritius rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 5.1% against 2.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Mauritius ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 0.2% 0.9% 0.7% Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.7% 2.2% 1.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.3% 2.1% 0.8% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.7% 2.8% 1.1% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.2% 2.4% 0.2% Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 3.5% 2.3% 1.2% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mauritius, at 5.1% against 2.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.0%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Mauritius ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region 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.