Colombia vs Spain: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Colombia
- Spain
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Colombia ranks 9th and Spain ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 0.8% | 4.8% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 0.2% | 8.4% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.4% | 5.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Colombia or Spain?
- Colombia, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Colombia and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Colombia ranks 9th and Spain ranks 12th 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.