Pre-demographic dividend vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South

Pre-demographic dividend
8.2%
in 2023
Somalia
22.8%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend rank
6th
Somalia rank
3rd

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

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 22.8% against 8.2% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 14.6%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.8 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pre-demographic dividend averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.2% 5.6% 2.3% Somalia
1970s 2.2% 2.1% 0.1% Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 1.7% 1.3% 0.4% Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 2.7% 6.6% 3.9% Somalia
2000s 5.5% 13.5% 8.0% Somalia
2010s 7.2% 20.6% 13.4% Somalia
2020s 8.2% 22.2% 14.0% 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, Pre-demographic dividend or Somalia?
Somalia, at 22.8% against 8.2% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Pre-demographic dividend and Somalia?
14.6%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Somalia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% 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
252 places, 12,943 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.