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

Ecuador
21.5%
in 2023
Peru
23.1%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
14th
Peru rank
13th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 23.1% against 21.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 14th and Peru ranks 13th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 4.1% 10.4% 6.3% Peru
1970s 10.8% 14.5% 3.7% Peru
1980s 15.7% 17.8% 2.0% Peru
1990s 20.1% 22.9% 2.8% Peru
2000s 28.3% 26.2% 2.1% Ecuador
2010s 23.3% 23.0% 0.2% Ecuador
2020s 21.7% 22.9% 1.1% Peru

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 Peru?
Peru, at 23.1% against 21.5% in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Ecuador and Peru?
1.6%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Ecuador ranks 14th and Peru ranks 13th 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.