Timor-Leste vs World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade

Timor-Leste
197.87 Percentage of merchandise value
in 2020
World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)
181.47 Percentage of merchandise value
in 2018
Timor-Leste rank
1st
World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) rank
3rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)
100200300400200120102020

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 197.87 Percentage of merchandise value against 181.47 Percentage of merchandise value in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank), a difference of 16.4 Percentage of merchandise value.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 1st and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ranks 3rd of 46 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) Difference Ahead
2000s 324.88 Percentage of merchandise value 171.48 Percentage of merchandise value 153.4 Percentage of merchandise value Timor-Leste
2010s 153.72 Percentage of merchandise value 191.42 Percentage of merchandise value 37.7 Percentage of merchandise value World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade, Timor-Leste or World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
Timor-Leste, at 197.87 Percentage of merchandise value against 181.47 Percentage of merchandise value in World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) as of 2020.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade between Timor-Leste and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
16.4 Percentage of merchandise value, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Timor-Leste and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade?
Timor-Leste ranks 1st and World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) ranks 3rd of 46 countries.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods
Unit
Percentage of merchandise value
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
231 places, 4,559 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 28 shows the average cost of importing and exporting goods calculated as a percentage of the value of goods traded, broken down by the origin and destination of the trade, whether it is with bordering countries, with countries in the same region, or the same continent.