Benin vs Ethiopia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Benin
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 41.4% against 38.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 164th and Ethiopia ranks 167th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.5% | 88.4% | 4.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 79.6% | 87.1% | 7.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 71.2% | 94.4% | 23.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 83.7% | 18.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 61.4% | 6.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 47.8% | 5.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 35.5% | 7.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Benin or Ethiopia?
- Benin, at 41.4% against 38.6% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Benin and Ethiopia?
- 2.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Benin ranks 164th and Ethiopia ranks 167th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.