Pacific island small states vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Pacific island small states
1.3%
in 2023
Somalia
4.7%
in 2023
Pacific island small states rank
46th
Somalia rank
45th

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

  • Pacific island small states
  • Somalia
051015196219922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4.7% against 1.3% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 3.5 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.

Pacific island small states ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 45th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Somalia
1970s 0.1% 1.4% 1.3% Somalia
1980s 0.2% 1.1% 0.9% Somalia
1990s 0.1% 6.4% 6.3% Somalia
2000s 0.2% 9.6% 9.4% Somalia
2010s 0.1% 2.3% 2.2% Somalia
2020s 0.8% 2.5% 1.6% 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 latin, Pacific island small states or Somalia?
Somalia, at 4.7% against 1.3% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Pacific island small states and Somalia?
3.4%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Somalia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Pacific island small states and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Pacific island small states ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 45th 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 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.