Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 54.8% against 41.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 6.2% | 2.5% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 9.9% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 6.2% | 4.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 9.7% | 5.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 18.3% | 5.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 35.5% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 53.9% | 12.4% | 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 54.8% against 41.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
- 13.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th 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.