India vs Least developed countries: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

India
0.0%
in 2023
Least developed countries
0.0%
in 2023
India rank
32nd
Least developed countries rank
33rd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • India
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.

India ranks 32nd and Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Least developed countries in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% Least developed countries
1970s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Least developed countries
1980s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% India
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Least developed countries
2000s 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% India
2010s 1.9% 0.0% 1.8% India
2020s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, India or Least developed countries?
India, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between India and Least developed countries?
0.0%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Least developed countries?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do India and Least developed countries rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
India ranks 32nd and Least developed countries ranks 33rd 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.