Libya vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Libya
- Somalia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 14.4% against 14.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Somalia ahead.
Libya ranks 85th and Somalia ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 7.6% | 7.0% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 3.5% | 2.3% | Libya |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 26.1% | 18.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 32.2% | 20.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.3% | 1.1% | Libya |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 14.4% | 7.2% | Libya |
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, Libya or Somalia?
- Libya, at 14.4% against 14.1% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Libya and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Libya ranks 85th 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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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.