Canada vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Canada
585.79 billion current US$
in 2023
Upper middle income
5.94 trillion current US$
in 2023
Canada rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
11th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Canada
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 5.94 trillion current US$ against 585.79 billion current US$ in Canada, a difference of 5.36 trillion current US$.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 10.1 times Canada's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 8.88 billion current US$ 12.49 billion current US$ 3.61 billion current US$ Upper middle income
1970s 33.93 billion current US$ 63.72 billion current US$ 29.79 billion current US$ Upper middle income
1980s 84.83 billion current US$ 190.31 billion current US$ 105.49 billion current US$ Upper middle income
1990s 169.78 billion current US$ 570.35 billion current US$ 400.57 billion current US$ Upper middle income
2000s 310.95 billion current US$ 1.75 trillion current US$ 1.44 trillion current US$ Upper middle income
2010s 462.03 billion current US$ 4.12 trillion current US$ 3.66 trillion current US$ Upper middle income
2020s 530.50 billion current US$ 5.50 trillion current US$ 4.96 trillion current US$ Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Canada or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 5.94 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 Upper middle income?
5.36 trillion current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Canada and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Canada ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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
Last refreshed

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.