Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise export volume index

Egypt
256.96 million
in 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
227.72
in 2008
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Merchandise export volume index over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100.0M200.0M300.0M196519862008

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 256.96 million against 227.72 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 256.96 million.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 45 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 76.23 100.43 24.2 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 60.47 million 110.95 60.47 million Egypt
2000s 196.06 million 136.79 196.06 million Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise export volume index, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Egypt, at 256.96 million against 227.72 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2005.
What is the difference in merchandise export volume index between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
256.96 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2005.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise export volume index?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise export volume index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise export volume index
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,390 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports volume index with 1987=100.