East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Ireland: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
62.1%
in 2023
Ireland
88.2%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th
Ireland rank
17th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 88.2% against 62.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 26.1%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 86.3% 90.7% 4.4% Ireland
1970s 89.2% 94.1% 4.9% Ireland
1980s 88.8% 96.4% 7.6% Ireland
1990s 87.2% 94.6% 7.4% Ireland
2000s 76.4% 93.2% 16.8% Ireland
2010s 67.4% 90.8% 23.5% Ireland
2020s 63.4% 87.9% 24.5% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Ireland?
Ireland, at 88.2% against 62.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ireland?
26.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 17th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.