North America vs Somalia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- North America
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 75.3% against 44.3% in North America, a difference of 31.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.
North America ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.4% | 18.7% | 1.4% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 0.1% | North America |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 11.3% | 7.7% | North America |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 45.8% | 21.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 42.5% | 6.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 55.1% | 10.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 71.2% | 25.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, North America or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 75.3% against 44.3% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between North America and Somalia?
- 31.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Somalia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do North America and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- North America ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 1st 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.