European Union vs Japan: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time
- European Union
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.0% against 3.1% in European Union, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.8 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
European Union ranks 39th and Japan ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 9.7% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 16.2% | 6.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 20.1% | 11.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 9.9% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 14.3% | 11.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 14.3% | 11.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 10.8% | 8.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, European Union or Japan?
- Japan, at 12.0% against 3.1% in European Union as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between European Union and Japan?
- 8.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do European Union and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- European Union ranks 39th and Japan ranks 39th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.