IDA total vs United Kingdom: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

IDA total
44.3%
in 2023
United Kingdom
79.6%
in 2023
IDA total rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
42nd

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • IDA total
  • United Kingdom
020406080100196019912023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 79.6% against 44.3% in IDA total, a difference of 35.3%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 82.1% 75.4% 6.7% IDA total
1970s 82.5% 83.0% 0.5% United Kingdom
1980s 80.4% 90.5% 10.2% United Kingdom
1990s 72.6% 90.1% 17.5% United Kingdom
2000s 57.9% 83.8% 26.0% United Kingdom
2010s 48.3% 78.8% 30.5% United Kingdom
2020s 43.5% 77.2% 33.6% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, IDA total or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 79.6% against 44.3% in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between IDA total and United Kingdom?
35.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and United Kingdom?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do IDA total and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
IDA total ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 42nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IDA total vs United Kingdom: Merchandise imports from high-income economies. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-imports/ida-total/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-imports/ida-total/united-kingdom/">IDA total vs United Kingdom: Merchandise imports from high-income economies</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.