Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs New Zealand: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
22.4%
in 2023
New Zealand
32.4%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
30th
New Zealand rank
33rd

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 32.4% against 22.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 10.0%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.9% 1.5% 0.4% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 3.1% 2.8% 0.3% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 3.4% 4.8% 1.5% New Zealand
1990s 4.6% 7.7% 3.0% New Zealand
2000s 10.0% 18.3% 8.4% New Zealand
2010s 18.1% 28.7% 10.7% New Zealand
2020s 21.7% 33.9% 12.2% New Zealand

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, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 32.4% against 22.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and New Zealand?
10.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and New Zealand rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 33rd 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.