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

OECD members
1.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
3.8%
in 2023
OECD members rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
31st

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

  • OECD members
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 3.8% against 1.4% in OECD members, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.7 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 3.4% 1.9% 1.5% OECD members
1970s 4.7% 13.3% 8.6% Sri Lanka
1980s 3.9% 16.8% 12.9% Sri Lanka
1990s 1.8% 6.7% 4.9% Sri Lanka
2000s 1.6% 4.5% 2.9% Sri Lanka
2010s 1.8% 4.9% 3.2% Sri Lanka
2020s 1.4% 3.6% 2.3% 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, OECD members or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 3.8% against 1.4% in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle between OECD members and Sri Lanka?
2.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
OECD members ranks 32nd 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.