Cape Verde vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Cape Verde
16.5%
in 2023
Upper middle income
6.5%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
30th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 16.5% against 6.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 2.8% 6.9% 4.1% Upper middle income
1990s 0.2% 3.0% 2.8% Upper middle income
2000s 2.3% 4.6% 2.3% Upper middle income
2010s 0.9% 5.6% 4.6% Upper middle income
2020s 9.2% 6.1% 3.1% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Cape Verde or Upper middle income?
Cape Verde, at 16.5% against 6.5% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Cape Verde and Upper middle income?
10.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Upper middle income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Cape Verde ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% 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 from economies in the Arab World (% 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, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.