Africa Eastern and Southern vs Australia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Africa Eastern and Southern
24.7%
in 2023
Australia
40.0%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
13th
Australia rank
15th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Australia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 40.0% against 24.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 15.3%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th and Australia ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Australia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6% 4.4% 2.7% Australia
1970s 4.0% 3.9% 0.1% Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 3.6% 5.7% 2.1% Australia
1990s 5.4% 13.2% 7.8% Australia
2000s 11.3% 26.7% 15.5% Australia
2010s 19.1% 37.0% 17.9% Australia
2020s 23.9% 40.1% 16.2% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Africa Eastern and Southern or Australia?
Australia, at 40.0% against 24.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia?
15.3%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th and Australia ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.