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

Eritrea
51.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
54.8%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
8th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 54.8% against 51.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 3.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 26.8% 18.3% 8.5% Eritrea
2010s 39.5% 35.5% 4.0% Eritrea
2020s 47.6% 53.9% 6.3% 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, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 54.8% against 51.5% in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
3.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Eritrea ranks 9th 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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About this data

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.