Gambia vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Gambia
77.7%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
42.6%
in 2023
Gambia rank
46th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
44th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Gambia
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 77.7% against 42.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 35.1%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.8 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Gambia ranks 46th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 78.9% 80.1% 1.2% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 75.0% 77.5% 2.6% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 75.9% 76.6% 0.8% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 64.4% 71.1% 6.6% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 66.6% 53.1% 13.5% Gambia
2010s 34.0% 45.5% 11.5% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 44.2% 42.6% 1.6% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Gambia or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Gambia, at 77.7% against 42.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Gambia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
35.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Gambia ranks 46th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th 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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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.