El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 44.9% against 44.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.3% | 61.5% | 10.8% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 64.3% | 66.8% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 71.5% | 15.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 67.1% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 58.4% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 48.7% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 39.9% | 4.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 44.9% against 44.8% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.