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

Seychelles
10.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
10.0%
in 2023
Seychelles rank
30th
Sierra Leone rank
32nd

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

  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 10.5% against 10.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Seychelles ahead.

Seychelles ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 25.9% 14.5% 11.4% Seychelles
1980s 16.1% 31.8% 15.7% Sierra Leone
1990s 17.0% 17.8% 0.8% Sierra Leone
2000s 13.3% 34.2% 20.9% Sierra Leone
2010s 10.1% 20.7% 10.6% Sierra Leone
2020s 11.0% 8.4% 2.6% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Seychelles or Sierra Leone?
Seychelles, at 10.5% against 10.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
0.5%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Seychelles ranks 30th 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.