Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zambia: Merchandise export price index

Sub-Saharan Africa
144.83 1987 = 100
in 2011
Zambia
373.75 1987 = 100
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Zambia rank
5th

Merchandise export price index over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zambia
100200300400196519882011

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 373.75 1987 = 100 against 144.83 1987 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 228.92 1987 = 100.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th of 6 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 91.06 1987 = 100 109.22 1987 = 100 18.16 1987 = 100 Zambia
1990s 96.86 1987 = 100 120.04 1987 = 100 23.18 1987 = 100 Zambia
2000s 119.5 1987 = 100 186.93 1987 = 100 67.43 1987 = 100 Zambia
2010s 144.89 1987 = 100 350.77 1987 = 100 205.88 1987 = 100 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise export price index, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 373.75 1987 = 100 against 144.83 1987 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise export price index between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
228.92 1987 = 100, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for merchandise export price index?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise export price index (1987 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise export price index (1987 = 100)
Unit
1987 = 100
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,540 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

This item is a price index measuring changes in the aggregate price level of a country's merchandise exports f.o.b. over time.