Chad vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Chad
50.1%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
54.8%
in 2023
Chad rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
8th

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

  • Chad
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 54.8% against 50.1% in Chad, a difference of 4.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Chad ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 4.0% 6.2% 2.2% Sierra Leone
1970s 1.5% 10.2% 8.7% Sierra Leone
1980s 2.0% 6.2% 4.2% Sierra Leone
1990s 4.4% 9.7% 5.3% Sierra Leone
2000s 12.2% 18.3% 6.1% Sierra Leone
2010s 32.4% 35.5% 3.1% Sierra Leone
2020s 45.3% 53.9% 8.7% 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, Chad or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 54.8% against 50.1% in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Chad and Sierra Leone?
4.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Chad ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.