Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Benin
15.2%
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
19.5%
in 2023
Benin rank
24th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
22nd

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

  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 19.5% against 15.2% in Benin, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 24th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 11.6% 4.5% 7.1% Benin
1970s 8.4% 6.8% 1.7% Benin
1980s 12.2% 13.6% 1.5% Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 12.9% 22.0% 9.1% Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 25.0% 28.0% 3.0% Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 18.4% 25.9% 7.5% Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 14.4% 18.9% 4.5% Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 19.5% against 15.2% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
4.3%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Benin ranks 24th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 22nd 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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, 12,763 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.