Libya vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Libya
85.6%
in 2023
Somalia
85.2%
in 2023
Libya rank
38th
Somalia rank
39th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Libya
- Somalia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 85.6% against 85.2% in Somalia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Libya ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.8% | 91.3% | 5.5% | Libya |
| 1970s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 1.2% | Libya |
| 1980s | 93.3% | 96.0% | 2.7% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 73.0% | 15.9% | Libya |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 64.7% | 21.2% | Libya |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 79.8% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 84.5% | 6.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Libya or Somalia?
- Libya, at 85.6% against 85.2% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Libya and Somalia?
- 0.4%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Libya ranks 38th and Somalia 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.