High income vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

High income
19.4%
in 2023
Vanuatu
30.5%
in 2023
High income rank
37th
Vanuatu rank
38th

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

  • High income
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 30.5% against 19.4% in High income, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.6 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Vanuatu ahead.

High income ranks 37th and Vanuatu ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 3.0% 4.1% 1.1% Vanuatu
1970s 3.3% 3.6% 0.3% Vanuatu
1980s 5.1% 10.4% 5.2% Vanuatu
1990s 9.5% 5.9% 3.6% High income
2000s 14.1% 21.5% 7.4% Vanuatu
2010s 18.7% 25.7% 7.0% Vanuatu
2020s 20.5% 31.8% 11.3% Vanuatu

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, High income or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 30.5% against 19.4% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between High income and Vanuatu?
11.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Vanuatu?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do High income and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
High income ranks 37th and Vanuatu ranks 38th 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.