Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Colombia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.4% against 0.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 6.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 1.2% | 3.9% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 1.1% | 4.7% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 1.1% | 6.9% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 1.5% | 10.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.7% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Colombia, at 1.4% against 0.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 1.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Colombia ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.