Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
10.9%
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
44th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 10.9% against 1.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.6%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 8.3 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 44th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1.7% 1.1% 0.7% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 6.5% 1.9% 4.6% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 6.9% 0.1% 6.8% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.5% 0.7% 0.8% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.1% 6.0% 4.9% Sierra Leone
2010s 1.2% 10.8% 9.6% Sierra Leone
2020s 1.3% 9.8% 8.5% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 10.9% against 1.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
9.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 44th 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.