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