Peru vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Peru
23.1%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
21.6%
in 2023
Peru rank
70th
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

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

  • Peru
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 23.1% against 21.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Peru ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 10.4% 13.5% 3.0% Sri Lanka
1970s 14.5% 12.8% 1.7% Peru
1980s 17.8% 6.8% 10.9% Peru
1990s 22.9% 11.7% 11.2% Peru
2000s 26.2% 20.7% 5.5% Peru
2010s 23.0% 24.3% 1.2% Sri Lanka
2020s 22.9% 24.2% 1.4% 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, Peru or Sri Lanka?
Peru, at 23.1% against 21.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Peru and Sri Lanka?
1.5%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Peru ranks 70th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.