Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Ethiopia
0.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.4%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
169th
Sri Lanka rank
166th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sri Lanka
0123196919962023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 169th and Sri Lanka ranks 166th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% Sri Lanka
1980s 0.2% 1.1% 0.9% Sri Lanka
1990s 0.3% 1.7% 1.4% Sri Lanka
2000s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Ethiopia
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.1% Ethiopia
2020s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Ethiopia ranks 169th and Sri Lanka ranks 166th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.