Canada vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Canada
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.76 trillion current US$ against 585.79 billion current US$ in Canada, a difference of 3.17 trillion current US$.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.88 billion current US$ | 3.24 billion current US$ | 5.64 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 1970s | 33.93 billion current US$ | 17.31 billion current US$ | 16.61 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 84.83 billion current US$ | 81.66 billion current US$ | 3.17 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 1990s | 169.78 billion current US$ | 283.51 billion current US$ | 113.73 billion current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 310.95 billion current US$ | 949.64 billion current US$ | 638.68 billion current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 462.03 billion current US$ | 2.54 trillion current US$ | 2.07 trillion current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 530.50 billion current US$ | 3.60 trillion current US$ | 3.07 trillion current US$ | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Canada or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.76 trillion current US$ against 585.79 billion current US$ in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Canada and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 3.17 trillion current US$, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Canada and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Canada ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.