Central Europe and the Baltics vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Central Europe and the Baltics
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 33.5% against 12.3% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.7 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central Europe and the Baltics averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Europe and the Baltics | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4% | 25.1% | 10.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 20.4% | 6.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 21.7% | 4.0% | Central Europe and the Baltics |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 21.2% | 13.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 20.8% | 13.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 27.0% | 18.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 35.9% | 23.7% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Central Europe and the Baltics or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 33.5% against 12.3% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?
- 21.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th 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.