Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Sierra Leone
4.6%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.8%
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
21st

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 4.6% against 1.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.1% 3.2% 2.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 1.9% 3.4% 1.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0.1% 1.4% 1.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.5% 1.8% 1.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.6% 2.5% 0.9% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.8% 1.6% 1.2% Sierra Leone
2020s 3.0% 1.8% 1.2% Sierra Leone

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, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sierra Leone, at 4.6% against 1.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Sierra Leone ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 21st 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.