Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 54.8% against 37.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 6.2% | 4.2% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1970s | 13.1% | 9.9% | 3.2% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 6.2% | 4.0% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 9.7% | 4.4% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.3% | 3.6% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 35.5% | 4.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 53.9% | 16.2% | 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 outside, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 54.8% against 37.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone?
- 17.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.