Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time
- Ethiopia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 17.05 billion current US$ against 16.10 billion current US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 947.50 million current US$.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.18 million current US$ | 319.32 million current US$ | 199.13 million current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 285.59 million current US$ | 581.83 million current US$ | 296.25 million current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 700.03 million current US$ | 1.89 billion current US$ | 1.19 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 933.29 million current US$ | 4.14 billion current US$ | 3.21 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.41 billion current US$ | 7.94 billion current US$ | 4.53 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 13.33 billion current US$ | 17.71 billion current US$ | 4.38 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 15.74 billion current US$ | 17.23 billion current US$ | 1.49 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
- Ethiopia, at 17.05 billion current US$ against 16.10 billion current US$ in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
- 947.50 million current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- Ethiopia ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.