Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Italy: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
47.8%
in 2023
Italy
84.0%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
44th
Italy rank
45th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 84.0% against 47.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 36.2%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.8 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Italy ranks 45th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 87.1% 81.4% 5.8% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 82.5% 81.8% 0.6% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 82.5% 83.4% 0.9% Italy
1990s 76.2% 87.1% 10.9% Italy
2000s 57.8% 85.7% 27.8% Italy
2010s 50.4% 82.1% 31.7% Italy
2020s 49.1% 84.6% 35.5% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Italy?
Italy, at 84.0% against 47.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Italy?
36.2%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Italy rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Italy ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.