Australia vs Indonesia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Australia
40.0%
in 2023
Indonesia
41.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
15th
Indonesia rank
14th

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

  • Australia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 41.1% against 40.0% in Australia, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.4% 17.9% 13.5% Indonesia
1970s 3.9% 7.4% 3.5% Indonesia
1980s 5.7% 5.3% 0.4% Australia
1990s 13.2% 9.1% 4.2% Australia
2000s 26.7% 20.9% 5.9% Australia
2010s 37.0% 33.5% 3.5% Australia
2020s 40.1% 41.0% 0.9% Indonesia

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, Australia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 41.1% against 40.0% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Australia and Indonesia?
1.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Australia ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 14th of 206 countries.
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.