Italy vs Middle Africa: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global
Italy
2.0%
in 2024
Middle Africa
0.3%
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
Middle Africa rank
9th
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global over time
- Italy
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.0% against 0.3% in Middle Africa, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Italy's figure about 6.4 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 11th and Middle Africa ranks 9th of 191 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.6% | 3.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Italy or Middle Africa?
- Italy, at 2.0% against 0.3% in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Italy and Middle Africa?
- 1.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Middle Africa rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Italy ranks 11th and Middle Africa ranks 9th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.