Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.1% against 15.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 1.2% | 7.1% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 10.7% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 11.6% | 8.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 6.1% | 8.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.4% | 3.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 10.9% | 6.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 16.1% against 15.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.