Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Philippines
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 47.5% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 32.3%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Philippines ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 8.0% | 2.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 7.7% | 2.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 0.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 14.2% | 5.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 1.2% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 16.2% | 17.2% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 15.2% | 29.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Philippines, at 47.5% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 32.3%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Philippines ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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About this data
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.