Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 12.5% against 6.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 0.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 6.9% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 7.3% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 10.2% | 4.4% | 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 12.5% against 6.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
- 6.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th 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.