Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs India: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.3%
in 2023
India
5.5%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
13th
India rank
11th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 5.5% against 2.3% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 3.2%.

That makes India's figure about 2.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and India ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) India Difference Ahead
1960s 4.3% 5.3% 0.9% India
1970s 14.5% 14.8% 0.3% India
1980s 28.1% 11.3% 16.7% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 4.5% 5.9% 1.4% India
2000s 3.9% 5.2% 1.4% India
2010s 3.3% 7.4% 4.1% India
2020s 2.9% 6.1% 3.2% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or India?
India, at 5.5% against 2.3% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
3.2%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and India ranks 11th 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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
250 places, 12,332 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.