Small states vs United States: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Small states
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Small states, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 3.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | Small states |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | United States |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | United States |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Small states or United States?
- United States, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Small states and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Small states and United States rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Small states ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th 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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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.