United States vs World: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in World, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 3.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 15th and World ranks 12th of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 1.6% | 3.3% | United States |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.1% | United States |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, United States or World?
- United States, at 0.1% against 0.0% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between United States and World?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do United States and World rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- United States ranks 15th and World ranks 12th 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.