Paraguay vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Paraguay
35.7%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
22.9%
in 2023
Paraguay rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

  • Paraguay
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 35.7% against 22.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Paraguay ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 2.8% 2.8% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 0.0% 3.1% 3.1% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0.2% 3.5% 3.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.9% 5.2% 4.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 21.0% 13.0% 8.0% Paraguay
2010s 30.8% 20.3% 10.4% Paraguay
2020s 32.8% 23.3% 9.4% Paraguay

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, Paraguay or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Paraguay, at 35.7% against 22.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Paraguay ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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.