High income vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

High income
4.1%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
15.2%
in 2023
High income rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • High income
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 15.2% against 4.1% in High income, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.7 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 5.6% 1.2% 4.4% High income
1970s 9.6% 10.7% 1.1% Sri Lanka
1980s 7.8% 11.6% 3.8% Sri Lanka
1990s 3.5% 4.4% 0.9% Sri Lanka
2000s 4.2% 6.1% 1.9% Sri Lanka
2010s 4.6% 10.4% 5.8% Sri Lanka
2020s 3.7% 10.9% 7.2% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, High income or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 15.2% against 4.1% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between High income and Sri Lanka?
11.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do High income and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
High income ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
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

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

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.