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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) by country

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports...

Countries reporting
202
Highest
90.4%
Eswatini
Lowest
0.0%
Samoa
Median
1.1%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
12,412

What the numbers show

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 90.4% in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.0% in Samoa.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.1%, and the mean is 8.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47,626.

Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 108,590.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 99.7%).

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Eswatini 90.4% 2023 up 21.3% rising
2 Djibouti 85.6% 2023 up 7.0% volatile
3 Dominica 70.6% 2023 up 8,044.1% volatile
4 Rwanda 60.0% 2023 up 17.3% volatile
5 Mali 57.1% 2023 up 9.7% volatile
6 Namibia 55.4% 2023 down 3.1% rising
7 Yemen 52.5% 2023 up 2,649.9% volatile
8 Togo 48.9% 2023 down 27.5% volatile
9 Senegal 45.2% 2023 down 12.8% volatile
10 Burundi 42.6% 2023 up 100.9% volatile
11 Zimbabwe 41.7% 2023 down 54.0% rising
12 Lesotho 40.9% 2023 down 48.6% falling
13 Kenya 39.8% 2023 down 2.4% rising
14 Gibraltar 37.1% 2023 up 3,803.8% volatile
15 Bahamas 37.1% 2023 down 43.9% volatile
16 Uganda 36.9% 2023 down 34.1% volatile
17 Malawi 36.7% 2023 up 46.1% rising
18 Tanzania 36.2% 2023 down 10.4% volatile
19 Niger 31.7% 2023 down 6.9% rising
20 Zambia 29.5% 2023 down 4.3% volatile
21 South Africa 28.3% 2023 down 5.9% rising
22 Guinea 28.3% 2023 up 442.4% volatile
23 Bermuda 27.6% 2023 up 53.5% volatile
24 Cote d'Ivoire 26.4% 2023 down 39.3% volatile
25 Mauritius 24.6% 2023 up 50.3% volatile
26 Comoros 21.4% 2023 up 61.2% volatile
27 Ghana 20.7% 2023 down 35.2% volatile
28 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.6% 2023 down 73.1% volatile
29 American Samoa 19.7% 2023 down 57.6% volatile
30 Mozambique 19.7% 2023 down 32.1% rising
31 North Korea 17.6% 2023 up 557.3% volatile
32 Marshall Islands 17.3% 2023 down 75.4% volatile
33 Liberia 16.5% 2023 down 67.7% volatile
34 Benin 16.4% 2023 down 52.9% volatile
35 Oman 15.6% 2023 up 364.3% volatile
36 Botswana 15.5% 2023 down 47.7% rising
37 Burkina Faso 14.9% 2023 down 15.4% volatile
38 Cameroon 12.4% 2023 down 0.7% rising
39 Lebanon 11.3% 2023 down 40.0% volatile
40 Nigeria 10.2% 2023 down 57.5% volatile
41 Ethiopia 10.1% 2023 up 49.9% volatile
42 Gabon 9.6% 2023 down 64.6% volatile
43 Cape Verde 9.2% 2023 up 2,499.6% volatile
44 Cyprus 9.0% 2023 up 228.0% volatile
45 India 9.0% 2023 up 5.3% rising
46 Sierra Leone 8.5% 2023 up 31.8% volatile
47 Eritrea 8.4% 2023 up 840.9% volatile
48 Egypt 7.8% 2023 up 12.4% volatile
49 United Arab Emirates 7.0% 2023 up 21.9% volatile
50 Mauritania 6.9% 2023 up 71.9% volatile
51 Central African Republic 6.4% 2023 down 3.3% volatile
52 Malta 6.4% 2023 up 165.5% volatile
53 Madagascar 5.7% 2023 down 29.1% volatile
54 Morocco 5.6% 2023 down 13.0% volatile
55 Angola 5.5% 2023 up 105.9% volatile
56 Pakistan 5.3% 2023 down 14.8% falling
57 Micronesia (country) 5.1% 2023 up 586.6% volatile
58 Faroe Islands 5.0% 2023 up 25.0% volatile
59 Congo 4.7% 2023 down 73.7% volatile
60 China 4.0% 2023 up 25.1% rising
61 Tajikistan 3.9% 2023 up 61,772.4% volatile
62 Portugal 3.5% 2023 down 63.4% volatile
63 Equatorial Guinea 3.5% 2023 down 37.1% volatile
64 Sao Tome and Principe 3.0% 2023 down 46.1% volatile
65 Turkey 2.9% 2023 up 6.7% volatile
66 Tunisia 2.7% 2023 up 5.2% volatile
67 Saudi Arabia 2.6% 2023 down 33.0% volatile
68 Belgium 2.6% 2023 up 2.5% rising
69 Gambia 2.5% 2023 down 97.2% volatile
70 Latvia 2.4% 2023 up 569.3% volatile
71 Seychelles 2.4% 2023 up 86.5% volatile
72 Solomon Islands 2.1% 2023 up 2,069.2% volatile
73 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% 2023 down 89.6% volatile
74 Thailand 2.0% 2023 down 25.5% volatile
75 Lithuania 1.9% 2023 up 562.6% volatile
76 Brazil 1.9% 2023 down 29.0% volatile
77 Sri Lanka 1.8% 2023 up 32.7% volatile
78 Malaysia 1.8% 2023 down 3.4% volatile
79 France 1.8% 2023 down 34.4% volatile
80 Indonesia 1.7% 2023 down 17.6% volatile
81 Uruguay 1.7% 2023 down 1.3% volatile
82 Bahrain 1.7% 2023 up 176.5% volatile
83 Guam 1.6% 2023 up 3,085.0% volatile
84 Singapore 1.6% 2023 down 17.4% falling
85 United Kingdom 1.6% 2023 down 33.7% volatile
86 Antigua and Barbuda 1.5% 2023 up 100.1% volatile
87 Russia 1.5% 2023 up 393.9% volatile
88 North Macedonia 1.5% 2023 up 3.5% volatile
89 Argentina 1.5% 2023 down 21.7% volatile
90 Netherlands 1.4% 2023 down 33.2% falling
91 South Korea 1.4% 2023 down 28.7% rising
92 New Caledonia 1.4% 2023 down 45.9% volatile
93 Jamaica 1.4% 2023 up 756.0% volatile
94 Greece 1.3% 2023 up 40.3% rising
95 Algeria 1.2% 2023 up 568.5% volatile
96 Grenada 1.2% 2023 up 5.6% volatile
97 Spain 1.2% 2023 down 38.6% volatile
98 Venezuela 1.2% 2023 up 1,133.0% volatile
99 Japan 1.2% 2023 down 4.2% volatile
100 Jordan 1.2% 2023 down 59.7% volatile
101 Finland 1.1% 2023 down 9.2% falling
102 Kuwait 1.1% 2023 up 102.0% volatile
103 Iceland 1.1% 2023 down 48.8% volatile
104 Italy 1.0% 2023 down 28.1% volatile
105 Paraguay 1.0% 2023 up 0.7% volatile
106 Norway 1.0% 2023 up 6.8% volatile
107 Sudan 1.0% 2023 down 67.5% volatile
108 Germany 1.0% 2023 down 18.7% volatile
109 East Timor 1.0% 2023 up 66.7% volatile
110 Maldives 1.0% 2023 up 6,851.2% volatile
111 New Zealand 0.9% 2023 down 52.7% volatile
112 Sweden 0.9% 2023 down 37.9% falling
113 Kazakhstan 0.9% 2023 up 4,061.7% volatile
114 United States 0.9% 2023 down 41.0% falling
115 Nicaragua 0.9% 2023 up 58.1% volatile
116 Israel 0.9% 2023 down 55.8% volatile
117 Luxembourg 0.9% 2023 up 30.6% rising
118 Denmark 0.9% 2023 up 3.3% volatile
119 Iran 0.8% 2023 up 186.0% volatile
120 Qatar 0.8% 2023 down 2.8% volatile
121 Poland 0.7% 2023 down 0.1% flat
122 Bulgaria 0.7% 2023 down 29.6% falling
123 Austria 0.7% 2023 up 0.5% volatile
124 Ukraine 0.7% 2023 down 68.5% rising
125 Bangladesh 0.7% 2023 up 19.8% volatile
126 Somalia 0.7% 2023 up 11.4% volatile
127 Vietnam 0.7% 2023 down 45.2% volatile
128 Colombia 0.6% 2023 up 154.6% volatile
129 Tuvalu 0.6% 2023 down 74.8% volatile
130 South Sudan 0.6% 2023 up 108,590.0% volatile
131 Ireland 0.6% 2023 down 46.2% falling
132 Australia 0.6% 2023 down 48.2% falling
133 Georgia 0.6% 2023 down 41.2% volatile
134 Estonia 0.6% 2023 down 30.1% volatile
135 Curacao 0.5% 2023 down 99.3% volatile
136 Peru 0.5% 2023 up 26.2% volatile
137 Saint Lucia 0.5% 2023 up 54.7% volatile
138 Palau 0.5% 2023 up 1,488.2% volatile
139 Chile 0.5% 2023 up 40.5% volatile
140 Serbia 0.5% 2023 up 33.5% rising
141 Hong Kong 0.5% 2023 down 4.3% volatile
142 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% 2023 down 73.8% volatile
143 Syria 0.4% 2023 down 34.3% volatile
144 Canada 0.4% 2023 down 26.8% volatile
145 Czechia 0.4% 2023 down 27.7% rising
146 Romania 0.4% 2023 down 62.0% volatile
147 San Marino 0.4% 2023 up 7,444.6% volatile
148 Turkmenistan 0.4% 2023 up 10,429.9% volatile
149 Croatia 0.3% 2023 down 63.4% volatile
150 Switzerland 0.3% 2023 down 55.9% volatile
151 Cambodia 0.3% 2014 up 529.0% volatile
152 Moldova 0.3% 2023 up 44.8% volatile
153 Slovakia 0.3% 2023 up 28.4% flat
154 Chad 0.3% 2023 down 57.0% volatile
155 Hungary 0.3% 2023 down 61.7% volatile
156 Cuba 0.3% 2023 down 51.0% volatile
157 Ecuador 0.3% 2023 up 132.1% volatile
158 Slovenia 0.2% 2023 down 33.7% rising
159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% 2023 up 338.6% volatile
160 Guatemala 0.2% 2023 down 85.0% volatile
161 Nauru 0.2% 2023 down 33.3% volatile
162 Suriname 0.2% 2023 down 56.6% volatile
163 Philippines 0.2% 2023 down 68.3% volatile
164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% 2023 down 76.2% volatile
165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2% 2023 up 9.1% volatile
166 Myanmar 0.2% 2023 up 113.4% volatile
167 Fiji 0.2% 2017 down 28.3% volatile
168 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2023 down 35.2% volatile
169 Libya 0.1% 2023 up 352.4% volatile
170 Nepal 0.1% 2023 down 62.4% volatile
171 Haiti 0.1% 2023 up 528.3% volatile
172 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1% 2023 up 42,103.8% volatile
173 Belarus 0.1% 2023 down 73.0% volatile
174 Montenegro 0.1% 2023 down 9.5% volatile
175 Brunei 0.1% 2022 up 2,371.4% volatile
176 Mexico 0.1% 2023 down 23.5% volatile
177 Costa Rica 0.1% 2023 down 28.2% volatile
178 Afghanistan 0.1% 2023 up 689.0% volatile
179 Honduras 0.1% 2023 down 51.9% volatile
180 Guyana 0.1% 2023 up 661.0% volatile
181 Albania 0.1% 2023 up 73.0% volatile
182 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2023 down 89.5% volatile
183 French Polynesia 0.0% 2022 down 54.5% volatile
184 Bolivia 0.0% 2023 up 174.8% volatile
185 Barbados 0.0% 2023 down 61.7% volatile
186 Iraq 0.0% 2023 up 1,396.8% volatile
187 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2023 up 6,554.3% volatile
188 Palestine 0.0% 2023 down 43.4% volatile
189 Vanuatu 0.0% 2011 down 94.2% volatile
190 Belize 0.0% 2023 up 32.6% volatile
191 El Salvador 0.0% 2023 down 59.6% volatile
192 Greenland 0.0% 2023 down 98.7% volatile
193 Laos 0.0% 2023 up 23.5% volatile
194 Mongolia 0.0% 2023 down 86.5% volatile
195 Bhutan 0.0% 2023 down 65.5% volatile
196 Papua New Guinea 0.0% 2023 up 178.8% volatile
197 Azerbaijan 0.0% 2023 up 823.6% volatile
198 Macao 0.0% 2023 down 55.3% volatile
199 Armenia 0.0% 2023 down 93.2% volatile
200 Panama 0.0% 2023 down 95.0% volatile
201 Aruba 0.0% 2023 down 99.7% volatile
202 Samoa 0.0% 2007 down 93.2% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,412 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.