Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise import volume index

Sierra Leone
497.44
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
198.88
in 2008
Sierra Leone rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

Merchandise import volume index over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100200300400500196519872010

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 497.44 against 198.88 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 298.56.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 45 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 89.25 109.32 20.07 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 198.65 143.35 55.31 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise import volume index, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sierra Leone, at 497.44 against 198.88 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in merchandise import volume index between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
298.56, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2008.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise import volume index?
Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise import volume index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise import volume index
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,334 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total merchandise imports volume index with 1987=100.