Low income vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Low income
20.3%
in 2023
Somalia
90.8%
in 2023
Low income rank
1st
Somalia rank
1st

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Low income
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 90.8% against 20.3% in Low income, a difference of 70.5%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 4.5 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low income ahead.

Low income ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 8.8% 25.6% 16.8% Somalia
1970s 7.8% 74.6% 66.9% Somalia
1980s 9.2% 71.5% 62.3% Somalia
1990s 13.2% 80.2% 67.0% Somalia
2000s 20.5% 83.4% 62.9% Somalia
2010s 18.1% 87.0% 68.9% Somalia
2020s 21.9% 84.6% 62.6% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Low income or Somalia?
Somalia, at 90.8% against 20.3% in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Low income and Somalia?
70.5%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Somalia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Low income and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Low income ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.