Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 77.8% against 34.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 43.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 0.1% | 10.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 1.0% | 6.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 0.1% | 14.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 15.0% | 4.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 54.0% | 19.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 68.1% | 31.2% | 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 77.8% against 34.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
- 43.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.