East Asia & Pacific vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 33.5% against 10.0% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 23.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 47 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 25.1% | 13.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 20.4% | 9.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 21.7% | 15.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 21.2% | 16.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 20.8% | 14.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 27.0% | 17.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 35.9% | 26.2% | 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, East Asia & Pacific or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 33.5% against 10.0% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka?
- 23.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 46th 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.