Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 21.6% against 20.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 6.8% | 6.0% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 11.7% | 5.6% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 24.3% | 7.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 24.2% | 4.7% | 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 within, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 21.6% against 20.7% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Maldives ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.