Arab World vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Arab World
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 85.2% against 54.6% in Arab World, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Arab World ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.5% | 91.3% | 5.8% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 88.5% | 95.0% | 6.4% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 83.4% | 96.0% | 12.6% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 73.0% | 7.1% | Arab World |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 64.7% | 2.0% | Arab World |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 79.8% | 19.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 84.5% | 30.8% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Arab World or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 85.2% against 54.6% in Arab World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Arab World and Somalia?
- 30.6%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Somalia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Arab World and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Arab World ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 39th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.