Africa Western and Central vs Netherlands: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

Africa Western and Central
0.0%
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0%
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
40th
Netherlands rank
37th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 31.2 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Africa Western and Central
1970s 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% Africa Western and Central
1980s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Africa Western and Central
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Africa Western and Central
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Netherlands
2010s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Netherlands
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Africa Western and Central or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Africa Western and Central and Netherlands?
0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
Africa Western and Central ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). 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, residual (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
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 residuals 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, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.