Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 48.4% against 36.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Libya ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 8.0% | 4.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 8.5% | 3.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 8.9% | 3.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 12.0% | 1.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 23.3% | 8.3% | Libya |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 32.5% | 2.9% | Libya |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 37.5% | 5.8% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Libya, at 48.4% against 36.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Libya ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th 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.