Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Chad
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Chad currently reports 50.1% against 36.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Chad ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 8.0% | 3.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 9.1% | 7.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 8.8% | 6.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 12.0% | 7.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 23.3% | 11.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 32.5% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 37.5% | 7.7% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Chad, at 50.1% against 36.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 13.8%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Chad ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.