Benin vs Maldives: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Benin
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 20.7% against 17.5% in Benin, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 6th of 205 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 14.0% | 9.6% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 17.3% | 14.1% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 20.7% | 18.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 17.1% | 6.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 19.6% | 3.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south, Benin or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 20.7% against 17.5% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Benin and Maldives?
- 3.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Maldives?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Maldives rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Benin ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 6th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.