Low income vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Low income
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 76.3% against 37.7% in Low income, a difference of 38.6%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.0 times Low income's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 49th of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.8% | 92.6% | 13.8% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 92.9% | 16.9% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 72.4% | 94.2% | 21.8% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 94.6% | 23.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 92.4% | 38.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 83.1% | 40.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 77.5% | 39.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Low income or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 76.3% against 37.7% in Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Low income and Switzerland?
- 38.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Low income and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Low income ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 49th 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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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.