Pre-demographic dividend vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Pre-demographic dividend
41.4%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
54.8%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
8th

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

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 54.8% against 41.4% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 13.4%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pre-demographic dividend averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 9.3% 6.2% 3.1% Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 9.8% 9.9% 0.1% Sierra Leone
1980s 11.0% 6.2% 4.8% Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 12.8% 9.7% 3.1% Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 26.8% 18.3% 8.5% Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 37.5% 35.5% 2.0% Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 43.5% 53.9% 10.5% 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, Pre-demographic dividend or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 54.8% against 41.4% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Pre-demographic dividend and Sierra Leone?
13.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Sierra Leone?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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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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.