Djibouti vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Djibouti
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 75.3% against 60.0% in Djibouti, a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.0% | 11.3% | 8.7% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 45.8% | 19.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 42.5% | 22.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 55.1% | 5.7% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 71.2% | 16.6% | 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, Djibouti or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 75.3% against 60.0% in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Djibouti and Somalia?
- 15.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Somalia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Djibouti ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 1st 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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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.