Maldives vs South Africa: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Maldives
- South Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 53.8% against 53.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.
Maldives ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 82.5% | 17.3% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 72.3% | 10.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 56.7% | 1.3% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 52.8% | 0.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Maldives or South Africa?
- Maldives, at 53.8% against 53.3% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Maldives and South Africa?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Maldives ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 122nd 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.