Pacific island small states vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Pacific island small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 33.5% against 3.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 29.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 9.3 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 47th 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 | Pacific island small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 25.3% | 17.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 20.4% | 17.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 21.7% | 20.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 21.2% | 20.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 20.8% | 17.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 27.0% | 24.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 35.9% | 32.9% | 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, Pacific island small states or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 33.5% against 3.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
- 29.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th 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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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.