Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
22.7%
in 2023
Somalia
33.6%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Somalia rank
30th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 33.6% against 22.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 30th of 47 groups.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4% 7.1% 4.7% Somalia
1970s 2.6% 11.6% 9.0% Somalia
1980s 2.4% 5.1% 2.7% Somalia
1990s 5.5% 6.2% 0.6% Somalia
2000s 9.9% 11.5% 1.6% Somalia
2010s 17.9% 20.3% 2.4% Somalia
2020s 22.8% 32.9% 10.2% Somalia

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Somalia?
Somalia, at 33.6% against 22.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Somalia?
10.9%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Somalia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.