Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports, WB

Egypt
30.91 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
311.73 billion current US$
in 2009
Egypt rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Merchandise exports, WB over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B196519882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 311.73 billion current US$ against 30.91 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 280.82 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 51 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 2.75 billion current US$ 62.84 billion current US$ 60.10 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 4.28 billion current US$ 94.30 billion current US$ 90.02 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 13.66 billion current US$ 211.32 billion current US$ 197.66 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports, wb, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 311.73 billion current US$ against 30.91 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2009.
What is the difference in merchandise exports, wb between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
280.82 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports, wb?
Egypt ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise exports, WB (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports, WB (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 1,928 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollars. They are classified using the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). Data are in current U.S. dollars.