Libya vs Pacific island small states: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Libya
85.6%
in 2023
Pacific island small states
53.3%
in 2023
Libya rank
38th
Pacific island small states rank
39th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Libya
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 85.6% against 53.3% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 32.3%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Libya ranks 38th and Pacific island small states ranks 39th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1960s 97.1% 96.2% 0.9% Libya
1970s 96.4% 91.7% 4.6% Libya
1980s 93.3% 83.8% 9.5% Libya
1990s 88.9% 89.8% 0.9% Pacific island small states
2000s 86.0% 89.5% 3.5% Pacific island small states
2010s 79.2% 61.9% 17.3% Libya
2020s 77.9% 58.7% 19.2% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Libya or Pacific island small states?
Libya, at 85.6% against 53.3% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Libya and Pacific island small states?
32.3%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Pacific island small states?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Libya and Pacific island small states rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Libya ranks 38th and Pacific island small states ranks 39th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% 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
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.