Japan vs Netherlands: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Japan
8.4%
in 2023
Netherlands
7.7%
in 2023
Japan rank
117th
Netherlands rank
119th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 8.4% against 7.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 119th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 16.2% 11.4% 4.8% Japan
1970s 14.5% 8.9% 5.6% Japan
1980s 9.8% 8.0% 1.8% Japan
1990s 5.9% 5.9% 0.0% Japan
2000s 5.6% 5.0% 0.5% Japan
2010s 7.0% 7.7% 0.7% Netherlands
2020s 7.3% 7.8% 0.5% Netherlands

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, Japan or Netherlands?
Japan, at 8.4% against 7.7% in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Japan and Netherlands?
0.7%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Japan ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 119th 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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.