Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Madagascar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 46.2% against 44.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.8% | 61.5% | 30.4% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 66.8% | 23.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 71.5% | 17.9% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 67.1% | 4.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 58.4% | 3.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.7% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 39.9% | 1.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
- Madagascar, at 46.2% against 44.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 1.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Madagascar ranks 148th 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.