Guinea-Bissau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Guinea-Bissau
44.5%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.2%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 44.5% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 29.3%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 6.4% 11.5% 5.1% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 4.1% 7.7% 3.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 8.0% 9.5% 1.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 9.4% 14.2% 4.8% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 20.7% 16.2% 4.4% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 18.9% 16.2% 2.7% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 35.8% 15.2% 20.6% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Guinea-Bissau or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Guinea-Bissau, at 44.5% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
29.3%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% 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 within region (% 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.