Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 22.8% against 21.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 205 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 12.7% | 7.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 12.7% | 10.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 6.8% | 5.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 11.7% | 5.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 20.7% | 7.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 24.3% | 3.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 24.2% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
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, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
- Somalia, at 22.8% against 21.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 1.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th 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.