Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Equatorial Guinea
11.4%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
10.0%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 11.4% against 10.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 17.6% 20.5% 2.8% Sierra Leone
1980s 13.3% 31.8% 18.5% Sierra Leone
1990s 21.2% 17.8% 3.4% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 13.5% 34.2% 20.7% Sierra Leone
2010s 19.1% 20.7% 1.6% Sierra Leone
2020s 21.2% 8.4% 12.8% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Equatorial Guinea, at 11.4% against 10.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
1.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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
253 places, 12,763 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.