Melanesia vs Western Africa: Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate
Melanesia
-32.5 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
-14.47 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
16th
Western Africa rank
13th
Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports -14.47 % change on previous year against -32.5 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 18.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 20 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.55 % change on previous year | 8.47 % change on previous year | 15.08 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 40.76 % change on previous year | 26.73 % change on previous year | 14.03 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 10.7 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 6.97 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 22.45 % change on previous year | 34.81 % change on previous year | 12.36 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 15 % change on previous year | 13.99 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 34.84 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year | 36.34 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | -5.52 % change on previous year | -6.32 % change on previous year | 0.7977 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import value, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at -14.47 % change on previous year against -32.5 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import value, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 18.03 % change on previous year, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for newsprint — import value, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.