Haiti vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Haiti
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 2.1% against 0.1% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 30.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Haiti ranks 4th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1.5% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 2.0% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Haiti or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Haiti, at 2.1% against 0.1% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Haiti and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 2.0%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Haiti ranks 4th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th 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.