Lower middle income vs Yemen: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Lower middle income
15.7%
in 2023
Yemen
39.3%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
6th
Yemen rank
3rd

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 39.3% against 15.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 23.6%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 9.4% 28.6% 19.1% Yemen
2000s 11.2% 33.0% 21.9% Yemen
2010s 15.6% 36.6% 20.9% Yemen
2020s 16.2% 44.8% 28.6% Yemen

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 39.3% 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 Yemen?
23.6%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Yemen rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Lower middle income ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 3rd 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

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.