Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 77.8% against 31.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 46.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 0.1% | 6.2% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 1.0% | 8.1% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 0.1% | 9.7% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 15.0% | 9.6% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 54.0% | 24.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 68.1% | 37.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 77.8% against 31.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone?
- 46.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.