Japan vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 36.6% against 23.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 3.0% | 7.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 2.5% | 11.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 3.6% | 13.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 5.2% | 17.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 11.8% | 20.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 18.7% | 17.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 23.0% | 14.4% | 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 Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 36.6% 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 Japan and Upper middle income?
- 13.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Japan ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.