Pre-demographic dividend vs Sri Lanka: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Pre-demographic dividend
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.7% against 0.8% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.2 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pre-demographic dividend | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Pre-demographic dividend or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.7% against 0.8% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Pre-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Pre-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.