Post-demographic dividend vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Post-demographic dividend
19.1%
in 2023
Vanuatu
30.5%
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend rank
38th
Vanuatu rank
38th

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

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 30.5% against 19.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.4%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.

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

Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th and Vanuatu ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Post-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 3.1% 4.1% 1.0% Vanuatu
1970s 3.4% 3.6% 0.2% Vanuatu
1980s 5.3% 10.4% 5.1% Vanuatu
1990s 9.8% 5.9% 4.0% Post-demographic dividend
2000s 14.5% 21.5% 7.0% Vanuatu
2010s 19.2% 25.7% 6.6% Vanuatu
2020s 20.6% 31.8% 11.1% 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, Post-demographic dividend or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 30.5% against 19.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Post-demographic dividend and Vanuatu?
11.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Vanuatu?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Post-demographic dividend and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 38th 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.