Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
10.0%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sierra Leone
0204060196019912023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 10.0% against 1.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 6.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3% 2.5% 2.2% Sierra Leone
1970s 0.1% 14.5% 14.4% Sierra Leone
1980s 1.1% 31.8% 30.7% Sierra Leone
1990s 0.7% 17.8% 17.1% Sierra Leone
2000s 0.7% 34.2% 33.5% Sierra Leone
2010s 0.6% 20.7% 20.1% Sierra Leone
2020s 1.0% 8.4% 7.4% 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, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 10.0% against 1.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
8.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-low-and-middle-income-economies-in-sub-saharan-africa-percent-of/europe-and-central-asia-ida-and-ibrd-countries/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-low-and-middle-income-economies-in-sub-saharan-africa-percent-of/europe-and-central-asia-ida-and-ibrd-countries/sierra-leone/">Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.