Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Somalia
1 rank
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1 rank
in 2024
Somalia rank
127th
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1 rank against 1 rank in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.83 rank | 3.33 rank | 6.5 rank | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6 rank | 4.5 rank | 1.5 rank | Somalia |
| 1980s | 10.7 rank | 9.1 rank | 1.6 rank | Somalia |
| 1990s | 20.5 rank | 10.2 rank | 10.3 rank | Somalia |
| 2000s | 10.5 rank | 25.8 rank | 15.3 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.22 rank | 17.56 rank | 14.33 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1 rank | 1.2 rank | 0.2 rank | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
- Somalia, at 1 rank against 1 rank in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 0 rank, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Somalia ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.