High income vs United States: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

High income
5.7%
in 2023
United States
19.2%
in 2023
High income rank
17th
United States rank
15th

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

  • High income
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 19.2% against 5.7% in High income, a difference of 13.5%.

That makes United States's figure about 3.3 times High income's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income United States Difference Ahead
1960s 5.8% 13.3% 7.5% United States
1970s 4.0% 8.8% 4.7% United States
1980s 4.4% 10.3% 5.9% United States
1990s 4.1% 12.1% 8.0% United States
2000s 4.7% 14.7% 10.0% United States
2010s 5.3% 17.0% 11.8% United States
2020s 5.4% 17.8% 12.3% United States

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, High income or United States?
United States, at 19.2% against 5.7% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between High income and United States?
13.5%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do High income and United States rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
High income ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th 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 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.