Malta vs South Asia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Malta
- South Asia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 84.6% against 57.8% in South Asia, a difference of 26.8%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times South Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 25th and South Asia 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 | 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?
- Malta, at 84.6% against 57.8% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Malta and South Asia?
- 26.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Malta and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Malta ranks 25th and South Asia 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.