Sri Lanka vs Western Africa: Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate

Sri Lanka
34.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
-26.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Western Africa rank
28th

Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Western Africa
-2000200400600800196719952024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 34.73 % change on previous year against -26.41 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 61.14 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Western Africa ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 29th and Western Africa ranks 28th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Western Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Western Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -60.72 % change on previous year -9.49 % change on previous year 51.23 % change on previous year Western Africa
2000s 10.56 % change on previous year 42.5 % change on previous year 31.93 % change on previous year Western Africa
2010s 99.95 % change on previous year 32.75 % change on previous year 67.2 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2020s 9.22 % change on previous year 10.51 % change on previous year 1.29 % change on previous year Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — export value, annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Western Africa?
Sri Lanka, at 34.73 % change on previous year against -26.41 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — export value, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Western Africa?
61.14 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Western Africa rank globally for paper and paperboard — export value, annual growth rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 29th and Western Africa ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,152 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Paper and paperboard — Export value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.