Ecuador vs Low & middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Ecuador
21.5%
in 2023
Low & middle income
6.0%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
14th
Low & middle income rank
14th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 21.5% against 6.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 15.5%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 3.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 14th and Low & middle income ranks 14th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 4.1% 3.0% 1.1% Ecuador
1970s 10.8% 4.1% 6.7% Ecuador
1980s 15.7% 4.8% 11.0% Ecuador
1990s 20.1% 4.5% 15.6% Ecuador
2000s 28.3% 4.8% 23.5% Ecuador
2010s 23.3% 5.3% 17.9% Ecuador
2020s 21.7% 5.7% 16.0% Ecuador

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, Ecuador or Low & middle income?
Ecuador, at 21.5% against 6.0% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Ecuador and Low & middle income?
15.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Low & middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Low & middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Ecuador ranks 14th and Low & middle income ranks 14th 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.