Upper middle income vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual

Upper middle income
-4.12 % change on previous year
in 2023
Vanuatu
16.33 % change on previous year
in 2023
Upper middle income rank
22nd
Vanuatu rank
25th

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

  • Upper middle income
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 16.33 % change on previous year against -4.12 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 20.45 % change on previous year.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 4.0 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Upper middle income ranks 22nd and Vanuatu ranks 25th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Upper middle income averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 10.09 % change on previous year 8.82 % change on previous year 1.27 % change on previous year Upper middle income
1970s 30.09 % change on previous year 24.63 % change on previous year 5.46 % change on previous year Upper middle income
1980s 5.41 % change on previous year 30.96 % change on previous year 25.55 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1990s 11.97 % change on previous year 4.15 % change on previous year 7.82 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2000s 13.41 % change on previous year 16 % change on previous year 2.59 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2010s 7.17 % change on previous year 2.61 % change on previous year 4.57 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2020s 7.74 % change on previous year 6.54 % change on previous year 1.2 % change on previous year Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, Upper middle income or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 16.33 % change on previous year against -4.12 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between Upper middle income and Vanuatu?
20.45 % change on previous year, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Vanuatu?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Upper middle income and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
Upper middle income ranks 22nd and Vanuatu ranks 25th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.