France vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

France
13.4%
in 2023
Somalia
14.1%
in 2023
France rank
90th
Somalia rank
87th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • France
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 14.1% against 13.4% in France, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 87th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 28.4% 6.1% 22.2% France
1970s 21.0% 3.5% 17.4% France
1980s 18.3% 3.5% 14.8% France
1990s 12.4% 26.1% 13.7% Somalia
2000s 11.9% 32.2% 20.3% Somalia
2010s 15.6% 18.3% 2.7% Somalia
2020s 13.9% 14.4% 0.6% Somalia

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, France or Somalia?
Somalia, at 14.1% against 13.4% in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between France and Somalia?
0.7%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Somalia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
France ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 87th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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
253 places, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.