Somalia vs South Asia: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time
- Somalia
- South Asia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 90.8% against 14.7% in South Asia, a difference of 76.1%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 6.2 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.
Somalia ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 2nd of 205 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 7.0% | 18.6% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 74.6% | 12.5% | 62.1% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 12.5% | 59.0% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 9.3% | 71.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 13.6% | 69.7% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 17.0% | 70.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 13.2% | 71.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Somalia or South Asia?
- Somalia, at 90.8% against 14.7% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Somalia and South Asia?
- 76.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Asia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Asia rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Somalia ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 2nd of 205 countries.
- 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
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.