Pacific island small states vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Pacific island small states
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 85.2% against 53.3% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 31.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.3% | 91.3% | 5.0% | Pacific island small states |
| 1970s | 91.8% | 95.0% | 3.2% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 96.0% | 12.2% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 73.0% | 16.8% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 64.7% | 24.8% | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 79.8% | 17.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 84.5% | 25.8% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Pacific island small states or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 85.2% against 53.3% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Pacific island small states and Somalia?
- 31.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Somalia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Pacific island small states and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Pacific island small states ranks 39th 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.