Japan vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Japan
3.0%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.8%
in 2023
Japan rank
71st
Sierra Leone rank
73rd

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

  • Japan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 73rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 6.9% 0.2% 6.8% Japan
1970s 4.4% 0.2% 4.2% Japan
1980s 3.7% 0.6% 3.1% Japan
1990s 2.4% 0.6% 1.8% Japan
2000s 2.0% 3.0% 1.1% Sierra Leone
2010s 2.7% 2.5% 0.1% Japan
2020s 2.9% 2.6% 0.3% Japan

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, Japan or Sierra Leone?
Japan, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Japan and Sierra Leone?
0.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sierra Leone?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Japan ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 73rd 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.