Dominican Republic vs Lower middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Dominican Republic
16.4%
in 2023
Lower middle income
4.1%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
20th
Lower middle income rank
22nd

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 16.4% against 4.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.3%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 4.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 1.7% 1.5% 0.1% Dominican Republic
1970s 5.8% 3.9% 2.0% Dominican Republic
1980s 12.9% 4.1% 8.9% Dominican Republic
1990s 11.2% 4.3% 6.9% Dominican Republic
2000s 16.0% 5.4% 10.6% Dominican Republic
2010s 16.9% 4.6% 12.3% Dominican Republic
2020s 15.5% 4.3% 11.2% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, Dominican Republic or Lower middle income?
Dominican Republic, at 16.4% against 4.1% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Dominican Republic and Lower middle income?
12.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lower middle income?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Dominican Republic ranks 20th and Lower middle income 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.