Pacific island small states vs Tanzania: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Pacific island small states
21.3%
in 2023
Tanzania
31.5%
in 2023
Pacific island small states rank
33rd
Tanzania rank
36th

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

  • Pacific island small states
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 31.5% against 21.3% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 10.2%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Pacific island small states ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 4.7% 3.3% 1.4% Pacific island small states
1970s 2.8% 12.2% 9.4% Tanzania
1980s 5.9% 3.6% 2.3% Pacific island small states
1990s 8.1% 8.2% 0.1% Tanzania
2000s 10.6% 12.3% 1.7% Tanzania
2010s 18.3% 18.7% 0.4% Tanzania
2020s 23.7% 29.8% 6.1% Tanzania

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, Pacific island small states or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 31.5% against 21.3% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Pacific island small states and Tanzania?
10.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Pacific island small states and Tanzania rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Pacific island small states ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 36th 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.