Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
12.1%
in 2023
Uruguay
39.3%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
4th
Uruguay rank
3rd

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 39.3% against 12.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 27.2%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 7.3% 22.8% 15.6% Uruguay
1970s 9.0% 33.0% 24.0% Uruguay
1980s 11.5% 40.6% 29.2% Uruguay
1990s 11.3% 47.5% 36.2% Uruguay
2000s 13.0% 47.1% 34.1% Uruguay
2010s 13.1% 36.6% 23.5% Uruguay
2020s 11.7% 37.5% 25.8% Uruguay

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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 39.3% against 12.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
27.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 3rd 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.