Liberia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Liberia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 16.6% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Liberia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 2.5% | 2.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.0% | 3.6% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 6.5% | 5.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 7.8% | 10.6% | Liberia |
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, Liberia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Liberia, at 16.6% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8.8%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Liberia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 205 countries.
- 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.