Djibouti vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Djibouti
60.0%
in 2023
Somalia
75.3%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
4th
Somalia rank
1st

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

  • Djibouti
  • Somalia
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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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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.