Small states vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.1% against 13.4% in Small states, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.2 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Small states ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 20.3% | 19.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 13.9% | 9.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 9.1% | 4.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 13.6% | 8.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 13.0% | 6.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 22.4% | 11.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 31.9% | 17.8% | Sri Lanka |
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, Small states or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.1% against 13.4% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 15.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Small states ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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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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.