Arab World vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Arab World
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 75.3% against 44.9% in Arab World, a difference of 30.4%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.
Arab World ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 18.7% | 7.4% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 17.9% | 8.3% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 11.3% | 2.4% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 45.8% | 31.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 42.5% | 18.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 55.1% | 20.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 71.2% | 27.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Arab World or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 75.3% against 44.9% in Arab World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Arab World and Somalia?
- 30.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Somalia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Arab World and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Arab World ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st 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.