Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Pakistan: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
16.7%
in 2023
Pakistan
33.0%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
5th
Pakistan rank
5th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 33.0% against 16.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 6.0% 1.6% 4.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 6.1% 13.3% 7.2% Pakistan
1980s 8.8% 23.6% 14.8% Pakistan
1990s 9.8% 19.7% 9.9% Pakistan
2000s 17.1% 32.3% 15.3% Pakistan
2010s 16.8% 32.3% 15.5% Pakistan
2020s 17.2% 28.6% 11.5% Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 33.0% against 16.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
16.3%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 5th 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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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.