Ethiopia vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Ethiopia
37.2%
in 2023
Upper middle income
23.5%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
20th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 37.2% against 23.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 1.5% 3.0% 1.5% Upper middle income
1970s 2.7% 2.5% 0.2% Ethiopia
1980s 1.4% 3.6% 2.2% Upper middle income
1990s 3.8% 5.2% 1.4% Upper middle income
2000s 17.4% 11.8% 5.7% Ethiopia
2010s 32.9% 18.7% 14.2% Ethiopia
2020s 35.3% 23.0% 12.3% Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Upper middle income?
Ethiopia, at 37.2% against 23.5% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
13.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.