East Asia & Pacific vs Ghana: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 6.7% against 1.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 4.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 42nd and Ghana ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 3.4% | 2.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 5.4% | 3.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 5.9% | 4.3% | Ghana |
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, East Asia & Pacific or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 6.7% against 1.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between East Asia & Pacific and Ghana?
- 5.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Ghana rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 42nd and Ghana ranks 42nd 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 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.