How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Maldives?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Djibouti vs Maldives: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Djibouti

28.2%

in 2023

Maldives

28.9%

in 2023

Djibouti rank

9th

Maldives rank

8th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

Djibouti
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 28.9% against 28.2% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16.8%	0.0%	16.7%	Djibouti
1990s	13.3%	8.3%	5.0%	Djibouti
2000s	9.7%	14.5%	4.8%	Maldives
2010s	29.4%	22.9%	6.6%	Djibouti
2020s	29.1%	26.9%	2.2%	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Djibouti or Maldives?: Maldives, at 28.9% against 28.2% in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Djibouti and Maldives?: 0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Maldives?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Maldives rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?: Djibouti ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit: % of total merchandise imports
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.