Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 57.7% against 57.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 110th of 206 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.0% | 72.1% | 4.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 79.0% | 10.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 71.9% | 90.1% | 18.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 83.3% | 12.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 74.6% | 13.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 64.8% | 8.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 57.6% | 0.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 57.7% against 57.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Japan ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 110th 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.