Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ireland: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 88.2% against 63.8% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 24.4%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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 | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 90.7% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 94.1% | 9.1% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 96.4% | 26.9% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 94.6% | 13.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 93.2% | 15.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 90.8% | 19.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 87.9% | 21.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 88.2% against 63.8% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ireland?
- 24.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ireland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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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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.