Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 33.6% against 22.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 2.1% | 5.1% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 2.9% | 8.7% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 1.7% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 1.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 13.0% | 1.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 20.2% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 23.3% | 9.7% | 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, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Somalia, at 33.6% against 22.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 10.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Somalia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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.