Bahamas vs Madagascar: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Bahamas
4.13 billion current US$
in 2023
Madagascar
4.70 billion current US$
in 2023
Bahamas rank
144th
Madagascar rank
141st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Bahamas
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.70 billion current US$ against 4.13 billion current US$ in Bahamas, a difference of 574.60 million current US$.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Madagascar ahead.

Bahamas ranks 144th and Madagascar ranks 141st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 140.34 million current US$ 134.52 million current US$ 5.82 million current US$ Bahamas
1970s 1.97 billion current US$ 269.22 million current US$ 1.70 billion current US$ Bahamas
1980s 2.86 billion current US$ 310.76 million current US$ 2.55 billion current US$ Bahamas
1990s 2.59 billion current US$ 454.17 million current US$ 2.13 billion current US$ Bahamas
2000s 2.36 billion current US$ 1.68 billion current US$ 678.68 million current US$ Bahamas
2010s 3.31 billion current US$ 2.96 billion current US$ 341.96 million current US$ Bahamas
2020s 3.35 billion current US$ 4.37 billion current US$ 1.02 billion current US$ Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Bahamas or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 4.70 billion current US$ against 4.13 billion current US$ in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Bahamas and Madagascar?
574.60 million current US$, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Madagascar?
60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Madagascar rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Bahamas ranks 144th and Madagascar ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.