Ireland vs Japan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 9.2% against 8.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 114th and Japan ranks 117th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 16.2% | 14.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 14.5% | 10.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 9.8% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 5.9% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 7.0% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.3% | 2.6% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at 9.2% against 8.4% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.8%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Ireland ranks 114th and Japan ranks 117th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.