Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 49.4% against 36.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 15.7% | 7.8% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 23.2% | 14.6% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 12.8% | 4.0% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 18.1% | 6.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 23.7% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 36.7% | 4.1% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 47.0% | 9.4% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 49.4% against 36.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 13.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 47 groups.
- 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.