IDA blend vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- IDA blend
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 12.5% against 5.1% in IDA blend, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.5 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 0.7% | IDA blend |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 3.1% | 1.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 6.9% | 2.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 7.3% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 10.2% | 5.1% | 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 south, IDA blend or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 12.5% against 5.1% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between IDA blend and Sierra Leone?
- 7.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sierra Leone?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do IDA blend and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- IDA blend ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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 South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.