How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Palestine?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Somalia vs Palestine: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Somalia

10.9%

in 2023

Palestine

11.0%

in 2023

Somalia rank

42nd

Palestine rank

41st

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

Somalia
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 11.0% against 10.9% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 42nd and Palestine ranks 41st of 206 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31.2%	4.1%	27.0%	Somalia
2010s	24.7%	5.3%	19.4%	Somalia
2020s	11.7%	9.0%	2.7%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Somalia or Palestine?: Palestine, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Somalia and Palestine?: 0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Palestine?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Palestine rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?: Somalia ranks 42nd and Palestine ranks 41st 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.