Laos vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Laos
- Somalia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 17.4% against 15.8% in Somalia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.
Laos ranks 195th and Somalia ranks 197th of 206 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.6% | 73.6% | 15.0% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 72.2% | 19.0% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 84.2% | 38.4% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 39.5% | 16.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 36.0% | 27.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 26.0% | 16.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.9% | 0.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Laos or Somalia?
- Laos, at 17.4% against 15.8% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Laos and Somalia?
- 1.6%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Laos ranks 195th and Somalia ranks 197th 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.