Somalia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time
- Somalia
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.1% against 3.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 3.0 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Somalia ranks 12th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 9th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 0.9% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 8.5% | 6.7% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 6.1% | 3.4% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 3.1% | 20.1% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 3.6% | 17.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 3.6% | 7.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 3.0% | 4.4% | Somalia |
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, Somalia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Somalia, at 10.1% against 3.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle between Somalia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 6.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Somalia ranks 12th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 9th 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
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.