Lower middle income vs Portugal: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Lower middle income
55.4%
in 2023
Portugal
82.5%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
31st
Portugal rank
33rd

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 82.5% against 55.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 27.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 86.7% 73.5% 13.2% Lower middle income
1970s 84.8% 78.4% 6.4% Lower middle income
1980s 84.2% 81.7% 2.5% Lower middle income
1990s 77.5% 88.1% 10.6% Portugal
2000s 64.7% 86.7% 22.0% Portugal
2010s 55.2% 82.8% 27.6% Portugal
2020s 53.4% 82.5% 29.0% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Lower middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 82.5% against 55.4% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Lower middle income and Portugal?
27.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Lower middle income ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 33rd 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.