East Asia & Pacific vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle

East Asia & Pacific
1.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
3.8%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 3.8% against 1.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4% 1.9% 0.4% Sri Lanka
1970s 3.2% 13.3% 10.1% Sri Lanka
1980s 2.6% 16.8% 14.2% Sri Lanka
1990s 1.0% 6.7% 5.7% Sri Lanka
2000s 1.2% 4.5% 3.3% Sri Lanka
2010s 1.6% 4.9% 3.4% Sri Lanka
2020s 1.2% 3.6% 2.4% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle, East Asia & Pacific or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 3.8% against 1.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle between East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka?
2.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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
251 places, 11,828 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.