China vs India: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
China ranks 30th and India ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | India |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | India |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | India |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | India |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.3% | India |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, China or India?
- China, at 0.0% against 0.0% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between China and India?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- China ranks 30th and India ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.