Japan vs Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Japan
36.6%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend
23.3%
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
22nd

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

  • Japan
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 36.6% against 23.3% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 20th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 10.4% 2.4% 8.1% Japan
1970s 14.2% 3.2% 10.9% Japan
1980s 17.5% 3.0% 14.4% Japan
1990s 22.5% 5.7% 16.8% Japan
2000s 32.3% 14.5% 17.9% Japan
2010s 36.6% 20.2% 16.3% Japan
2020s 37.5% 24.1% 13.4% Japan

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, Japan or Pre-demographic dividend?
Japan, at 36.6% against 23.3% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Japan and Pre-demographic dividend?
13.3%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pre-demographic dividend?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Japan ranks 20th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd 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.