Libya vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Libya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 15.5% against 14.4% in Libya, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Libya ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 20.5% | 20.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 27.9% | 24.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 24.2% | 18.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 11.5% | 4.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.6% | 3.8% | Libya |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 15.3% | 6.4% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 15.5% against 14.4% in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Libya and Sri Lanka?
- 1.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sri Lanka?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Libya ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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.