Middle income vs United Kingdom: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Middle income
7.31 trillion current US$
in 2023
United Kingdom
721.75 billion current US$
in 2023
Middle income rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
7th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) over time
- Middle income
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 7.31 trillion current US$ against 721.75 billion current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 6.59 trillion current US$.
That makes Middle income's figure about 10.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.67 billion current US$ | 14.69 billion current US$ | 6.98 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1970s | 95.12 billion current US$ | 48.03 billion current US$ | 47.09 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1980s | 261.22 billion current US$ | 121.60 billion current US$ | 139.62 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1990s | 694.87 billion current US$ | 238.64 billion current US$ | 456.22 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2000s | 2.12 trillion current US$ | 455.98 billion current US$ | 1.67 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2010s | 5.12 trillion current US$ | 639.86 billion current US$ | 4.48 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2020s | 6.73 trillion current US$ | 690.53 billion current US$ | 6.04 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Middle income or United Kingdom?
- Middle income, at 7.31 trillion current US$ against 721.75 billion current US$ in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Middle income and United Kingdom?
- 6.59 trillion current US$, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Middle income ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.