Faroe Islands vs North America: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Faroe Islands
- North America
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 84.1% against 55.6% in North America, a difference of 28.5%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 27th and North America ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.9% | 78.5% | 21.4% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 99.8% | 78.5% | 21.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 99.6% | 79.3% | 20.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 74.7% | 24.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 62.0% | 31.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 54.4% | 29.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 54.2% | 32.6% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Faroe Islands or North America?
- Faroe Islands, at 84.1% against 55.6% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Faroe Islands and North America?
- 28.5%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and North America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and North America rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Faroe Islands ranks 27th and North America ranks 30th 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.