Late-demographic dividend vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Late-demographic dividend
6.7%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
15.2%
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 15.2% against 6.7% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.3 times Late-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Late-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 4.1% 1.2% 2.9% Late-demographic dividend
1970s 10.5% 10.7% 0.2% Sri Lanka
1980s 9.0% 11.6% 2.6% Sri Lanka
1990s 3.1% 4.4% 1.3% Sri Lanka
2000s 4.2% 6.1% 2.0% Sri Lanka
2010s 5.6% 10.4% 4.8% Sri Lanka
2020s 6.2% 10.9% 4.7% 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, Late-demographic dividend or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 15.2% against 6.7% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Late-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?
8.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th 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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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.