Benin vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Benin
4.4%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
4.6%
in 2023
Benin rank
19th
Sierra Leone rank
18th

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

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 4.6% against 4.4% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 3.3% 1.2% 2.1% Benin
1970s 3.6% 1.9% 1.7% Benin
1980s 0.7% 0.1% 0.6% Benin
1990s 2.2% 0.5% 1.7% Benin
2000s 1.0% 1.6% 0.5% Sierra Leone
2010s 2.0% 2.8% 0.8% Sierra Leone
2020s 3.8% 3.0% 0.8% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 4.6% against 4.4% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Benin and Sierra Leone?
0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Benin ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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
250 places, 12,332 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.