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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
42.6%
in 2023
Norway
77.9%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
44th
Norway rank
45th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

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

Norway currently reports 77.9% against 42.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 35.3%.

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

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Norway ranks 45th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 82.0% 91.9% 9.9% Norway
1970s 77.5% 92.4% 14.8% Norway
1980s 76.6% 94.8% 18.1% Norway
1990s 71.1% 92.8% 21.8% Norway
2000s 53.1% 88.5% 35.4% Norway
2010s 45.5% 81.8% 36.2% Norway
2020s 42.6% 77.4% 34.8% Norway

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 Norway?
Norway, at 77.9% 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 Norway?
35.3%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Norway?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Norway rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Norway ranks 45th 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.