Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.1%
in 2023
Suriname
8.6%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th
Suriname rank
34th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 8.6% against 2.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.5%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Suriname ranks 34th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 0.9% 0.6% Suriname
1970s 1.0% 2.8% 1.8% Suriname
1980s 2.2% 8.8% 6.6% Suriname
1990s 2.1% 4.6% 2.5% Suriname
2000s 2.9% 6.6% 3.7% Suriname
2010s 2.5% 11.0% 8.5% Suriname
2020s 2.3% 8.3% 6.1% Suriname

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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 8.6% against 2.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
6.5%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Suriname ranks 34th 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.