Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary commodities exports

Egypt
4.01 billion constant US$
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa
75.28 billion constant US$
in 2004
Egypt rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Primary commodities exports over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B198419942004

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 75.28 billion constant US$ against 4.01 billion constant US$ in Egypt, a difference of 71.26 billion constant US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 18.8 times Egypt's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.96 billion constant US$ 65.13 billion constant US$ 63.17 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2.80 billion constant US$ 54.62 billion constant US$ 51.82 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 3.58 billion constant US$ 75.69 billion constant US$ 72.10 billion constant US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary commodities exports, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 75.28 billion constant US$ against 4.01 billion constant US$ in Egypt as of 2004.
What is the difference in primary commodities exports between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
71.26 billion constant US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2004.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary commodities exports?
Egypt ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Primary commodities exports (constant US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary commodities exports (constant US$)
Unit
constant US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 958 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total Primary Commodities exports in 1987 constant US dollars. Values are in fob basis.