Paraguay vs Uruguay: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Paraguay
27.5%
in 2023
Uruguay
29.7%
in 2023
Paraguay rank
189th
Uruguay rank
186th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 29.7% against 27.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 189th and Uruguay ranks 186th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 72.2% 66.9% 5.3% Paraguay
1970s 53.0% 51.2% 1.7% Paraguay
1980s 44.2% 39.9% 4.3% Paraguay
1990s 54.1% 44.8% 9.4% Paraguay
2000s 28.0% 34.6% 6.6% Uruguay
2010s 26.1% 31.5% 5.5% Uruguay
2020s 29.0% 28.3% 0.7% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Paraguay or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 29.7% against 27.5% in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Paraguay and Uruguay?
2.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Paraguay ranks 189th and Uruguay ranks 186th 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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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.