Indonesia vs Japan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Indonesia
3.2%
in 2023
Japan
3.0%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
68th
Japan rank
71st

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

  • Indonesia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Indonesia ranks 68th and Japan ranks 71st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9% 7.3% 6.3% Japan
1970s 0.7% 3.5% 2.7% Japan
1980s 1.3% 3.7% 2.3% Japan
1990s 1.7% 2.4% 0.7% Japan
2000s 1.6% 2.0% 0.4% Japan
2010s 2.5% 2.7% 0.2% Japan
2020s 3.1% 2.9% 0.2% Indonesia

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, Indonesia or Japan?
Indonesia, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Indonesia and Japan?
0.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Indonesia ranks 68th and Japan ranks 71st 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.