East Asia & Pacific vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

East Asia & Pacific
10.0%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
33.5%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
48th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Sri Lanka
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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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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.