Somalia vs Syria: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Somalia
90.8%
in 2023
Syria
89.8%
in 2023
Somalia rank
1st
Syria rank
2nd

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Somalia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 90.8% against 89.8% in Syria, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Somalia ranks 1st and Syria ranks 2nd of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 25.6% 42.2% 16.6% Syria
1970s 74.6% 22.3% 52.4% Somalia
1980s 71.5% 13.1% 58.4% Somalia
1990s 80.2% 24.9% 55.3% Somalia
2000s 83.4% 33.2% 50.2% Somalia
2010s 87.0% 72.3% 14.7% Somalia
2020s 84.6% 88.4% 3.8% Syria

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 Syria?
Somalia, at 90.8% against 89.8% in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Somalia and Syria?
1.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Somalia ranks 1st and Syria 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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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.