Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 22.8% against 22.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ghana ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 75th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 4.7% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.9% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 5.6% | 0.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 5.4% | 7.3% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 15.2% | 8.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 22.7% | 1.9% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Ghana, at 22.8% against 22.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Ghana ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 75th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.