Least developed countries vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Least developed countries
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 85.2% against 49.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 35.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 91.3% | 10.3% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 79.8% | 95.0% | 15.2% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 96.0% | 14.5% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 73.0% | 4.0% | Least developed countries |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 64.7% | 13.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 79.8% | 30.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 84.5% | 33.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Least developed countries or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 85.2% against 49.7% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Least developed countries and Somalia?
- 35.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Somalia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Least developed countries and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Least developed countries ranks 40th 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.