Malta vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Malta
4.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
3.8%
in 2023
Malta rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

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

  • Malta
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 4.3% against 3.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 11.6% 1.9% 9.7% Malta
1970s 10.4% 13.3% 2.9% Sri Lanka
1980s 8.7% 16.8% 8.1% Sri Lanka
1990s 4.7% 6.7% 2.0% Sri Lanka
2000s 4.1% 4.5% 0.4% Sri Lanka
2010s 5.3% 4.9% 0.3% Malta
2020s 4.4% 3.6% 0.7% Malta

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, Malta or Sri Lanka?
Malta, at 4.3% against 3.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle between Malta and Sri Lanka?
0.5%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Malta ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 204 countries.
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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About this data

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.