How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sri Lanka?

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 high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Eritrea

44.7%

in 2023

Sri Lanka

44.9%

in 2023

Eritrea rank

152nd

Sri Lanka rank

149th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

Eritrea
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 44.9% against 44.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 152nd and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	68.3%	58.4%	9.9%	Eritrea
2010s	53.2%	48.7%	4.4%	Eritrea
2020s	48.3%	39.9%	8.5%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Eritrea or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 44.9% against 44.7% in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Eritrea and Sri Lanka?: 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sri Lanka?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?: Eritrea ranks 152nd 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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Indicator: Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.