North America vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual

North America
-4.42 % change on previous year
in 2023
Vanuatu
16.33 % change on previous year
in 2023
North America rank
25th
Vanuatu rank
25th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual over time

  • North America
  • Vanuatu
-1000100200300196119922023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 16.33 % change on previous year against -4.42 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 20.75 % change on previous year.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 3.7 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 25th and Vanuatu ranks 25th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 14.09 % change on previous year 8.82 % change on previous year 5.27 % change on previous year North America
1970s 18.87 % change on previous year 24.63 % change on previous year 5.76 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1980s 7.91 % change on previous year 30.96 % change on previous year 23.05 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1990s 7.81 % change on previous year 4.15 % change on previous year 3.67 % change on previous year North America
2000s 5 % change on previous year 16 % change on previous year 11 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2010s 4.62 % change on previous year 2.61 % change on previous year 2.01 % change on previous year North America
2020s 6.15 % change on previous year 6.54 % change on previous year 0.3861 % change on previous year Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, North America or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 16.33 % change on previous year against -4.42 % change on previous year in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between North America and Vanuatu?
20.75 % change on previous year, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Vanuatu?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do North America and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
North America ranks 25th and Vanuatu ranks 25th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.