East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.3% against 4.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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 (excluding high income) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 10.2% | 8.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 7.1% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 7.3% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 8.4% | 4.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 9.9% | 5.3% | 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 south asia, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.3% against 4.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 5.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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 South Asia (% 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 South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.