Pacific island small states vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Pacific island small states
0.1%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
7.9%
in 2023
Pacific island small states rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Pacific island small states
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7.9% against 0.1% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 77.8 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Pacific island small states ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 7.2% 7.2% Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0% 19.7% 19.7% Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0% 20.9% 20.9% Sri Lanka
1990s 0.1% 9.2% 9.1% Sri Lanka
2000s 0.1% 7.3% 7.2% Sri Lanka
2010s 0.4% 7.3% 6.9% Sri Lanka
2020s 0.4% 6.9% 6.5% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Pacific island small states or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 7.9% against 0.1% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
7.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
48 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Pacific island small states ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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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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.