Sierra Leone vs Small states: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Sierra Leone
- Small states
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 10.0% against 2.2% in Small states, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 4.5 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 7.2% | 7.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 6.2% | 25.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 2.1% | 15.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 5.2% | 29.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 4.5% | 16.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 2.4% | 6.0% | 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, Sierra Leone or Small states?
- Sierra Leone, at 10.0% against 2.2% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Sierra Leone and Small states?
- 7.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Small states?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd and Small states ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.