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

Gabon
2.8%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.5%
in 2023
Gabon rank
40th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
42nd

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

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

Gabon currently reports 2.8% against 0.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 5.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4% 0.5% 2.0% Gabon
1970s 0.6% 3.6% 3.0% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 0.8% 4.3% 3.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 1.1% 1.0% 0.2% Gabon
2000s 1.5% 0.8% 0.7% Gabon
2010s 1.9% 0.6% 1.3% Gabon
2020s 2.9% 0.6% 2.3% Gabon

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, Gabon or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Gabon, at 2.8% against 0.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Gabon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
2.3%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Gabon ranks 40th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 203 countries.
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.