Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 21.6% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 2.5% | 10.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 1.6% | 11.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 1.7% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 2.5% | 9.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 4.0% | 16.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 6.5% | 17.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 7.8% | 16.5% | 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, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 21.6% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 13.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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.