Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lebanon: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1%
in 2023
Lebanon
0.6%
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Lebanon rank
6th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.6% against 0.1% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 8.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Lebanon ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 6 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 3.8% 0.0% 3.8% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 2.2% 0.0% 2.2% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 2.7% 0.0% 2.6% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.8% 0.0% 1.8% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.3% 0.1% 1.3% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 0.1% 0.6% 0.6% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 0.6% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
0.5%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Lebanon ranks 6th of 47 groups.
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.