Lebanon vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

Lebanon
0.6%
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0%
in 2023
Lebanon rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
8th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Lebanon
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.6% against 0.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 15.5 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Lebanon ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 1.5% 1.4% Upper middle income
1970s 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% Upper middle income
1980s 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% Upper middle income
1990s 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% Upper middle income
2000s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% Upper middle income
2010s 0.0% 0.4% 0.3% Upper middle income
2020s 0.6% 0.0% 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, Lebanon or Upper middle income?
Lebanon, at 0.6% against 0.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Lebanon and Upper middle income?
0.6%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Upper middle income?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
Lebanon ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 8th 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

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.