Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.9% against 63.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.9% | 42.7% | 23.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 62.7% | 34.4% | 28.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 55.9% | 9.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 70.0% | 38.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 66.4% | 10.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.9% against 63.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2017.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.