Malta vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Malta
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Malta currently reports 84.6% against 57.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 26.8%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 25th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.0% | 83.1% | 11.0% | Malta |
| 1970s | 94.6% | 75.2% | 19.4% | Malta |
| 1980s | 93.8% | 77.6% | 16.3% | Malta |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 76.1% | 16.6% | Malta |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 66.1% | 25.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 54.6% | 33.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 54.9% | 29.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Malta or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Malta, at 84.6% against 57.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Malta and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 26.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Malta and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Malta ranks 25th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th 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.