Maldives vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Maldives
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 58.8% against 27.2% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 31.6%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.2 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.0% | 13.2% | 21.8% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 13.0% | 2.0% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 21.4% | 4.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 27.1% | 9.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 28.1% | 26.3% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Maldives, at 58.8% against 27.2% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 31.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Maldives ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th 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.