OECD members vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

OECD members
1.3%
in 2023
Somalia
8.8%
in 2023
OECD members rank
37th
Somalia rank
36th

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

  • OECD members
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.8% against 1.3% in OECD members, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 7.1 times OECD members's.

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

OECD members ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 36th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.3% 7.7% 3.3% Somalia
1970s 4.0% 8.7% 4.7% Somalia
1980s 3.0% 4.7% 1.7% Somalia
1990s 1.6% 14.7% 13.1% Somalia
2000s 1.6% 21.5% 19.8% Somalia
2010s 1.5% 19.0% 17.5% Somalia
2020s 1.3% 11.9% 10.6% 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, OECD members or Somalia?
Somalia, at 8.8% against 1.3% in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between OECD members and Somalia?
7.5%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Somalia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
OECD members ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 36th 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.

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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.