North America vs Uruguay: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

North America
17.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
39.3%
in 2023
North America rank
1st
Uruguay rank
3rd

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

  • North America
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 39.3% against 17.6% in North America, a difference of 21.7%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.2 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 1st 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 North America Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 10.2% 22.8% 12.7% Uruguay
1970s 7.0% 33.0% 25.9% Uruguay
1980s 8.8% 40.6% 31.8% Uruguay
1990s 10.5% 47.5% 37.0% Uruguay
2000s 13.2% 47.1% 33.8% Uruguay
2010s 15.6% 36.6% 21.0% Uruguay
2020s 16.3% 37.5% 21.2% 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, North America or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 39.3% against 17.6% in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between North America and Uruguay?
21.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do North America and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
North America ranks 1st 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.