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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
42.6%
in 2023
Nauru
76.6%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
44th
Nauru rank
47th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

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

Nauru currently reports 76.6% against 42.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 34.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Nauru ranks 47th of 47 groups.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 53.1% 80.2% 27.2% Nauru
2010s 45.5% 82.4% 36.9% Nauru
2020s 42.6% 82.0% 39.5% Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Nauru?
Nauru, at 76.6% against 42.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nauru?
34.0%, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nauru?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nauru rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Nauru ranks 47th 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.