Lower middle income vs Maldives: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time
- Lower middle income
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 28.9% against 15.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 0.0% | 9.1% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 1.1% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 14.5% | 3.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 22.9% | 7.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 26.9% | 10.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Lower middle income or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 28.9% against 15.7% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Lower middle income and Maldives?
- 13.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Maldives?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Maldives rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 8th 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.