Brazil vs Ecuador: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

Brazil
0.2%
in 2023
Ecuador
0.1%
in 2023
Brazil rank
11th
Ecuador rank
14th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 6.2% 3.9% 2.2% Brazil
1970s 1.3% 1.5% 0.2% Ecuador
1980s 2.6% 1.7% 0.9% Brazil
1990s 1.8% 4.6% 2.9% Ecuador
2000s 0.8% 7.0% 6.2% Ecuador
2010s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Ecuador
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Brazil or Ecuador?
Brazil, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Brazil and Ecuador?
0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
Brazil ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 14th of 206 countries.
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.