Maldives vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Maldives
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 22.8% against 20.7% in Maldives, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 1.1% | 11.7% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 6.6% | 10.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 13.5% | 7.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 20.6% | 3.6% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 22.2% | 2.6% | 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 south, Maldives or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 22.8% against 20.7% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Maldives and Somalia?
- 2.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Somalia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Maldives ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd 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.